San Francisco, March 24 (Ians) Despite facing criticism, Google-owned YouTube has said it will not remove a controversial livestreamed video of a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado in the US.
According to The Verge, the video falls under the streaming platform's news and documentary coverage rules.
"Following yesterday's tragic shooting, bystander video of the incident was detected by our teams. While violent content intended to shock or disgust viewers is not allowed on YouTube, we do allow videos with enough news or documentary context," The Verge quoted Elena Hernandez, a YouTube spokesperson, as saying.
"We applied an age restriction to the content and will continue to monitor the situation," Hernandez added.
The livestream was broadcast from around the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder. According to Vice, it reached a live audience that peaked at around 30,000 people and has since been viewed over 585,000 times.
The streamer, Dean Schiller, began recording inside...
According to The Verge, the video falls under the streaming platform's news and documentary coverage rules.
"Following yesterday's tragic shooting, bystander video of the incident was detected by our teams. While violent content intended to shock or disgust viewers is not allowed on YouTube, we do allow videos with enough news or documentary context," The Verge quoted Elena Hernandez, a YouTube spokesperson, as saying.
"We applied an age restriction to the content and will continue to monitor the situation," Hernandez added.
The livestream was broadcast from around the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder. According to Vice, it reached a live audience that peaked at around 30,000 people and has since been viewed over 585,000 times.
The streamer, Dean Schiller, began recording inside...
- 3/24/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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