Tech companies struggle to keep first-person footage of massacres off the internet

The livestreaming giant Twitch is now under scrutiny, after footage of the deadly Buffalo shooting went viral.

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Tech companies struggle to keep first-person footage of massacres off the internet

The livestreaming giant Twitch is now under scrutiny, after footage of the deadly Buffalo shooting went viral.

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Only 22 people saw the footage of the Buffalo massacre on Twitch in real time before the livestreaming site quickly took it down. But at least one viewer was able to copy and re-upload the video to another social platform before it was removed, resulting in millions of views.

Reset learns more about challenges tech companies face in keeping violent footage off the web.

GUEST: Drew Harwell, reporter covering artificial intelligence for The Washington Post