New York Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed social media platforms in the wake of the livestreamed mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket on Saturday.
Payton Gendron, 18, allegedly was recording with a camera affixed to his helmet and broadcasting to Twitch when he killed 10 people in a racially-motivated attack at a Tops Friendly Market, police and reports said.
“These outlets must be more vigilant in monitoring social media content.
Reportedly armed with multiple weapons and tactical body armor, Gendron opened fire in the grocery store parking lot beforeA Twitch spokesperson told The Post the streaming service “has a zero-tolerance policy against violence of any kind and works swiftly to respond to all incidents.”The service said Gendron’s stream was taken down from the popular platform less than two minutes after the violence began.
Clips from the stream still circulated on Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets on Saturday.posted a hate-spewing white supremacist manifesto