SHOOTING AFTERMATH: Gov. Kathy Hochul criticized big tech companies for allowing hatred and violence to rage on after the fatal Buffalo shooting. NewYork
, questions are now being raised about the live stream technology used during the shooting.
Hochul says the hate that spewed from the suspected gunman's actions and others are amplified online through the live video. “The social media groups are partly to blame. They have the technology to be able to monitor and manage this," Schwam says. "I want them to... look me in the eye and tell me if you have done everything humanly possible to make sure that you are monitoring this content the second it hits your platform. And if you are not, I am going to hold you responsible," Hochul says.
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