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by webXL 1987 days ago
Which one and why is live streaming (aka what TV news occasionally does) bad?
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The one in Christchurch NZ was streamed by the shooter.
Christchurch shooting in New Zealand. It was stomach churning, don't watch it.
I won't. I'm just trying to determine what this has to do with showing the content. Authorities could have benefitted by seeing the stream, so this isn't a clearcut issue. Do you remember live 9/11 coverage? Were you telling people not to watch that?

It's the incitement that we should be concerned about, and balancing restrictions with peaceful freedom of expression.