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New York Attorney General Letitia James will investigate social
media companies including Amazon’s Twitch in connection to the
apparently racially motivated shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that
left 10 dead and three injured.
James’ office will also focus on 4chan, 8chan and Discord, but is
not limited to those platforms, according to a news release
published Wednesday. Investigators will look at online resources the
gunman “used to discuss and amplify his intentions and acts to carry
out this attack.”
The shooter initially livestreamed his actions to Twitch during the
massacre at Tops grocery store on Saturday. Twenty-two people viewed
the livestream before it was removed, according to The Washington
Post.
Investigators and reports have found that, prior to the shooting,
the suspect posted about white supremacist theories and plans for
violence online. Officials said he researched demographics of the
area and drove to the store intending to kill as many Black people
as possible.
“The fact that an individual can post detailed plans to commit such
an act of hate without consequence, and then stream it for the world
to see is bone-chilling and unfathomable,” James said in a
statement. “As we continue to mourn and honor the lives that were
stolen, we are taking serious action to investigate these companies
for their roles in this attack. Time and time again, we have seen
the real-world devastation that is borne of these dangerous and
hateful platforms, and we are doing everything in our power to shine
a spotlight on this alarming behavior and take action to ensure it
never happens again.”
According to the release, Gov. Kathy Hochul referred the
investigation to the AG’s office.
Discord will cooperate with the investigation, a spokesperson said.
Discord on Tuesday said, “What we know at this time is that a
private, invite-only server was created by the suspect to serve as a
personal diary chat log. Approximately 30 minutes prior to the
attack, however, a small group of people were invited to and joined
the server. Before that, our records indicate no other people saw
the diary chat log in this private server.”
Representatives for Twitch and 4chan did not immediately respond to
requests for comment. A representative for 8chan could not
immediately be identified.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/new-york-ag-will-probe-social- media-following-buffalo-shooting.html
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