“The more users are posting every aspect of their lives online, including criminally heinous conduct, the more companies have to take a proactive approach to content moderation
rather than relying just on users to flag content for review,” said Hemanshu Nigam, founder of SSP Blue, an advisory company for online safety, security and privacy.
Should we, or is it O. K.
for thousands or millions of people to watch a crime unfold without doing anything except sharing it?”
He said the company was working to ensure that such content
and reports of it can be flagged faster, including through the use of artificial intelligence and a better review process.
Stephen D. Anthony, the special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
Cleveland division, said, “At this point, he could be a lot of places.”
Mike Isaac reported from San Francisco, and Christopher Mele from New York.
“Any of these platforms — especially live ones — encourages users to perform,”
said Elizabeth Joh, a law professor at the University of California, Davis.
That is my grandfather show some respect #Cleveland
Even as it has become a forum for more sensational events, live
and otherwise, it has said it does not want to be a media company that overly arbitrates what is posted on its site.
