Facebook has been forced to restate its live video rules after footage of a black man being shot and killed by police officers during a routine traffic stop in the US was viewed by millions—before being removed and returned under mysterious circumstances.
The company insists it will only remove a video of someone’s death if it has been “used to mock the victim or celebrate the shooting.”
It remains to be seen whether this is a good or workable policy. Suppose the next “police shoot and kill X in …” video were subsequently linked and/or posted all over some/any right-wing hate sites. Would Facebook™ then have a clear excuse to remove it?