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Facebook pledges review after Cleveland killing video

───   10:41 Tue, 18 Apr 2017

Facebook pledges review after Cleveland killing video | News Article

Facebook says it has launched a review of how it handles violent videos and other objectionable material, as a nationwide manhunt is under way for a man who posted a video of a killing.


The social media platform said it needed to do better after the video of the murder in Cleveland on Sunday remained on its website and mobile app for two hours.


It will be looking for ways to make it easier for people to report such videos and to speed up the process of reviewing items once they are reported, Justin Osofsky, Facebook's vice president for global operations and media partnerships, said in a statement.


Police said they had received dozens of tips about the possible location of the suspect, Steve Stephens, and repeatedly suggested he turn himself in.


The shooting was the latest violent incident shown on Facebook, raising questions about how the company moderates huge amounts of content uploaded from around the world.


Facebook relies largely on its 1.9 billion users to report items that violate its terms of service. Millions of items are reported each week in more than 40 languages and thousands of workers review them, Osofsky said in the statement, posted on a company blog.


Police in Cleveland, Ohio, working on the case with help from investigators at the FBI and the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), have offered a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Stephens.


Stephens, 37, of Cleveland, Ohio, who was described as armed and dangerous, was also placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list, a designation officials hope will help raise public awareness about the case. He is wanted on a charge of aggravated murder in the death of Robert Godwin Sr. in the city of Cleveland.


The incident was the latest disturbing crime captured on Facebook video in the US, including the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl, two fatal shootings, and the kidnapping and torture of a disabled 18-year-old man.



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