Police in New Zealand arrested and charged a 22-year-old man with publishing video footage of the Christchurch mosque attacks.
A 22-year-old from New Zealand has been arrested and charged in connection with circulating a graphic video of the mass shootings that took place at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday.
Facebook reportedly removed at least 1.5 million videos of the terrorist attack within the first 24 hours after the massacre. “We would like to remind people that it is an offense to distribute or possess an objectionable publication , which carries a penalty of imprisonment," local police said in a statement, according to ABC News."The live stream video of the shootings in Christchurch has been classified by the Chief Censor’s Office as objectionable," it continued.
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