![]() “There were industry discussions in relation to this issue and we did make enquiries with various agencies but this is a decision Vodafone Australia made independently. “In Australia, blocking requests are generally made via the courts or law enforcement agencies however, this is an extreme case which we think required an extraordinary response.” ![]() Vodafone said in a statement it had blocked “dozens of sites” still hosting the footage “We understand users trying to access these sites for legitimate purposes may be inconvenienced but we believe it’s the right thing to do in these extreme circumstances to help stop the further distribution of this video,” it said in a statement. As The Verge reports, LiveLeak has been replaced with the far less racy ItemFix, a. “These ISPs have sought to balance community expectations to remove access to the video with the need to minimise any inconvenience that may arise from legitimate content being blocked as an unavoidable, temporary consequence.” In 2019, New Zealand blocked access to the site for hosting video of the Christchurch mass shooting. “Due to the extraordinary circumstances, several large ISPs in Australia have taken the decision to voluntarily implement temporary blocks of websites that continue to host footage of the Christchurch terrorist attack video,” Stanton said. Optus referred questions about LiveLeak to the Communications Alliance, whose chief executive, John Stanton, spoke more generally about the blocks. Optus, Telstra and Vodafone were approached for comment on their decision to block LiveLeak. “Currently, judging by media coverage and reactions online, he’s getting almost exactly what he wanted. He planned not just the murders but also the chaos he would sow with his manifesto which reads like the fevered dream of a fully fledged ‘shitposter’.” “The Christchurch shooter wasn’t just some random ‘nutcase’. LiveLeak told its users in a statement on Monday that it was refusing to carry the video because it did not want to “indulge” the perpetrator by carrying his propaganda and that it had received “no small number of complaints” regarding the fact that it would not carry the video of the shooting in New Zealand, streamed live on Facebook. The video initially appeared on LiveLeak, but was soon scrubbed and is no longer available in searches. ![]() ![]() Many mainstream media outlets have also shown the video on their site, including, which remains accessible.īut LiveLeak, a video sharing site known for often showing disturbing content, has been blocked by Telstra, Vodafone and Optus. The only area where no charges were laid over sharing of the video was the Northern Police district.Guardian Australia understands this is because they are taking active steps of their own to remove the material from their pages. The area with the next highest charges was the Southern region, where one person has been prosecuted, two referred to the youth court and two people given verbal warnings. In the Bay of Plenty, two people face prosecution, one was referred to the youth court and four people were given a verbal warning. Nine of the people charged in Canterbury have faced prosecution and two referred to youth court. Two charges, both laid in Canterbury, were withdrawn. Thirteen of the charges were in Canterbury, and seven were in the Bay of Plenty. The charges have led to 14 prosecutions, 10 referrals to the Youth Court, one written warning and eight verbal warnings. In information released under the Official Information Act, police said that as of 21 August there had been 35 charges in relation to possession of the video. Knowingly possessing or sharing objectionable material carries a prison term of up to 14 years. The Chief Censor has classified the footage and a publication reportedly written by the man accused of the shootings as objectionable. on March 14th, Jay, a thirty-eight-year-old Facebook employee with parted hair and perpetual stubble, was. Photo: ikiryo/123RFĪ video of the mosque attacks, during which 51 people were killed, was live-streamed. Inside the Team at Facebook That Dealt with the Christchurch Shooting.
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