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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted The Secret Barrister

      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 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      The Secret Barrister @BarristerSecret
      Rolling news broadcasts referring grandiosely to “manifestos”, sharing snuff videos and amplifying the provocative reactions of extremists is *exactly* the reaction that terrorists seek.
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

      This is a horrific act or terrorism. Much has been written by many experts on how to understand and approach those who kill to terrorize without doing their bidding. Here is two of mine. Please seek and listen to experts. https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/266439/ … and https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/opinion/the-virginia-shooter-wanted-fame-lets-not-give-it-to-him.html …

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted

      Please please don’t be played. Don’t rush. Focus on victims and horror of terrorism. https://twitter.com/kevinroose/status/1106407789067419648 …

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted George Osborne

      Correct choice. No gain from plastering his face or his “manifesto” all over media, either. Besides, his “manifesto” isn’t written as straight. It’s a sick “joke”. Best response is to bury it and analyze the event: terrorism, and focus on victims.https://twitter.com/george_osborne/status/1106524548399329281 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      George OsborneVerified account @George_Osborne
      Today’s ⁦@EveningStandard⁩ on the terrible killings in New Zealand - we’ve taken a deliberate decision in the paper not to use the footage from the murderer’s camera of him entering the mosque pic.twitter.com/covmORKaLl
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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      Here’s an earlier thread. Sadly, one of many on this topic. :-(https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/997596359153934340 …

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      zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
      I am, sadly, going to retweet an earlier thread. Media: please don’t put the killer’s face on loop, on front pages, on your app notifications. Don’t sensationally publicize manifestos. Focus on victims and structural causes. Don’t help inspire the next killer. https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/963900584901226497 …
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted

      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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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted

      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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      36 replies 474 retweets 1,776 likes
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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑  😷

          Sure!https://twitter.com/fartclam/status/1106542674033762304 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑  😷 @fartclam
          Replying to @zeynep
          Is there space to discuss the content, path of how he got to this place, his influences etc, *and* keep that separate from the actual manifesto & the radicalizing ideas?
          2 replies 4 retweets 68 likes
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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nicholas John

          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 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Nicholas John @NicholasAJohn
          What if @youtube said: 1) We are shutting down the ability to upload new videos to the site 2) We are comparing all videos uploaded in the last 10 hours (or whatever) with the NZ video and removing any copies 3) We will vet all new videos published to the site for the next week
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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted kenyatta cheese

          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 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          kenyatta cheese @kenyatta
          If mentioning Fortnite in an extremist video to create new recruits feels unfamiliar, read the @knowyourmeme entry 'Over 9000 Penises' https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/over-9000-penises …
          3 replies 56 retweets 175 likes
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        5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

          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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        6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

          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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        7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted

          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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        8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 19 Mar 2019

          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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        2. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan 15 Mar 2019
          Replying to @zeynep

          I agree, which is why I said I wouldn't and haven't shared the video. The idea that we should read this guy's writing to understand where h'es coming from and why he did this is unhelpful. Cover the news.

          2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Mar 2019
          Replying to @Jake_Hanrahan

          Agree!

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        2. Brian Foley‏ @BFoley82 15 Mar 2019
          Replying to @zeynep @ChelseaClinton

          The only time I thought posting a manifesto was warranted was the unabomber case since they had no clue who he was

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
        3. Wild Bill‏ @HipMrBully 15 Mar 2019
          Replying to @BFoley82

          https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/what-the-christchurch-attackers-manifesto-tells-us.html …

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