Prosecutors will ask whether social platforms were 'used to stream, promote, or plan' the murders.
New York state's top prosecutor has launched an investigation into the role social media companies played in Saturday's mass shooting in Buffalo.
Announcing the investigation on Wednesday, Attorney General Letitia James said: "The terror attack in Buffalo has once again revealed the depths and danger of the online forums that spread and promote hate." "The fact that an individual can post detailed plans to commit such an act of hate without consequence, and then stream it for the world to see is bone-chilling and unfathomable," Ms James said.The stream was taken down less than two minutes after the violence began, Twitch said, but was duplicated on other streaming sites despite the removal.
Ms James said the investigation would also target online forums 4chan, 8chan, and Discord where the gunman reportedly posted about his plans.
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