Communication platforms Discord and live stream Twitch have officially spoken after a while. gun attack in buffalo cityconcluded in the United States 10 deaths and injured three others.
Both services are widely used edit and even view footage It was done by an 18-year-old who entered a New York supermarket with a gun, based on motivations described by local police as racial hatred. last saturday (14) Staff and customers were shot at.
what companies say
According to Twitch, in a note posted CNNThe shooter’s live stream, which uses a connected camera to show its point of view, ended in less than two minutes. The account of the attacker, who was detained at the scene, was banned from the platform.
“We are taking all appropriate precautions, including monitoring profiles that may transmit content,” the company said. The platform stressed that it has a “zero tolerance policy against all forms of violence”.
The Discord platform would be used by the attacker to announce the attack on private servers a few days in advance, as well as for a manifesto allegedly written by him with the motivations of the attack, including conspiracy theories and what led to his radicalisation. .
“We send our deepest condolences to the victims and their families and will do everything we can to assist law enforcement in the investigation,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. Said.
Source: Tec Mundo
