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French Muslim group sues Facebook, Youtube over Christchurch footage streaming
A few hours after the attack, footage from the stream could still be found on Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, as well as Facebook-owned Instagram and Whatsapp.
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Deep sadness: Women embrace near Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Sunday. (Reuters/Jorge Silva )
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he French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), a leading representative of Muslims in France, on Monday said it was suing Facebook and YouTube after footage of the Christchurch massacre was streamed on their platforms.
The mass-shooting at two mosques in New Zealand was livestreamed by the attacker through his Facebook profile for 17 minutes.
A few hours after the attack, footage from the stream could still be found on Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, as well as Facebook-owned Instagram and Whatsapp.
Abdallah Zekri, president of the observatory of Islamophobia at the CFCM confirmed the legal complaint.
