Don’t do this. We know how to cover terrible news like this, without doing it on the killer’s terms. Don’t participate in the snuff film he directed: instead give us the crucial news coverage we need.https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret/status/1106493702460055557 …
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Don’t be played. That thing isn’t written as a manifesto or to be analyzed. It’s to play media and to generate searches via terms its using. That’s the strategy—via mass murder. Don’t make it work. https://twitter.com/bostonjoan/status/1106419430085574657 …
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It’s not censorship to refuse to act as publicity agent for a snuff film. People were murdered to get others to play that footage, to post that sick joke of a “manifesto”, to lead others to search terms. Editorial judgment isn’t censorship. Cover the news. https://twitter.com/jake_hanrahan/status/1106536372339392512 …
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This would be the right move. At least give it a try. It would be good for YouTube. (Sorry draft got uploaded before).https://twitter.com/nicholasajohn/status/1106541329050419201 …
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And stop analyzing that manifesto as if it were a straight text. It’s bait and lulz via mass murder.https://twitter.com/kenyatta/status/1106562027219308544 …
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This is significant. There isn't much fake videos or hoaxes out there of the NZ terrorist attack because the mass-murderer had a multi-platform release strategy. Fakery and hoaxes thrive in the voids and the killer very deliberately did not leave a void. https://twitter.com/CraigSilverman/status/1106584346318774272 …pic.twitter.com/ok52s89xOC
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This killer had a well-developed media strategy. Don't plaster his words, manifesto, face out there. He's using media gullibility as a form of SEO for murderous hate—it's on mass media and tech platforms, first, and ordinary people, also, to realize what's happening and say no.
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Thread. If the shooting had a Beyonce soundtrack or an Olympics clip, it might have disappeared more quickly. It’s a matter of priorities and resources. It’s not that tech platforms aren’t perfect but that this doesn’t even look like a proportional effort. https://twitter.com/alexhern/status/1106537169412337664 …
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Adding one more article of mine from 2017 on ISIS. I concluded "Terrorism is mass murder with a media strategy; it’s long past time to disrupt it." This applies to NZ: using virality and mass media insticts to recruit. It *is* long past time to disrupt it. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zeyneptufekci/dont-let-isis-shape-the-news …pic.twitter.com/lHeLkaCXF2
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