'He was very dedicated to his own training and to training others,' she said.
Tarrant attended a local high school and then worked as a personal trainer at the local Big River Squash and Fitness Centre from 2010.Ī woman who knew Tarrant through the gym said he had always followed a strict dietary and exercise regime. Tarrant's father, who was a competitive athlete and completed 75 triathlons, died of cancer in 2010 aged just 49. We don't intend to indulge him further.Bio of the shooter, was a personal trainerīrenton Tarrant grew up in Grafton, a small town in northern New South Wales. Currently, judging by media coverage and reactions online, he's getting almost exactly what he wanted. "He planned not just the murders but also the chaos he would sow. "The Christchurch shooter wasn't just some random 'nutcase,'" the statement said. The site said it "received no small number of complaints" about its decision not to carry the video. LiveLeak, which is notorious for hosting videos of graphic violence, posted a statement explaining its refusal to allow the footage from New Zealand. Social media companies' FCC exemptions 04:46Įven some websites known for violent videos have taken a stand against the live-streamed rampage. Reddit banned several pages devoted to gore and death videos, where the footage was most likely to circulate. YouTube, which is owned by Google, and Twitter also said they are removing the videos, though it's unclear how many. The delay allowed the video to spread far beyond the control of even the biggest social platforms.įacebook said Sunday it removed 1.5 million videos of the shooting within 24 hours, including many that had to be pulled while they were uploading. It took hours before tech companies like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Reddit could respond. The video and a 74-page manifesto, which was filled with references to online extremism, showed that the attack was designed to go viral. The suspected killer streamed live on Facebook for 17 minutes while attacking Al Noor Mosque. It is the deadliest shooting in New Zealand's modern history. 06:14Ī 28-year-old gunman allegedly killed 50 people and injured 50 more after ambushing the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch on Friday. Facebook criticized over mass shooting videos. "No one deserves to have the last moments of their loved ones documented in this manner, and shared for all to see," the office said.įacebook did not return a request for comment from CBS News. New Zealand's Office of Film and Literature Classification told citizens not to share the footage, and provided links to report any website that is hosting it. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there are "further questions to be answered" by Facebook about the video. New Zealand's state-owned Lotto told Reuters it had already pulled advertising from social media because "the tone didn't feel right in the aftermath of these events." Burger King, ASB Bank and the telecommunications company Spark are also considering ending their ads, according to the New Zealand Herald. Man who chased New Zealand mosque shooter is being hailed as a hero."We challenge Facebook and other platform owners to immediately take steps to effectively moderate hate content before another tragedy can be streamed online." "ANZA and the Comms Council encourage all advertisers to recognize they have choice where their advertising dollars are spent," the joint statement said.
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Facebook is one of several social media platforms scrambling to crack down on uploads of the video, which remained online for hours after the massacre. The Association of New Zealand Advertisers and the Commercial Communications Council put out a joint statement Monday asking businesses to think twice about giving Facebook more ad dollars. Some Kiwi companies have already said they might end ads on Facebook.
Two business associations in New Zealand say companies should stop advertising on Facebook after an anti-Islam terrorist used the platform to livestream his massacre at a mosque in Christchurch.
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