French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over New Zealand attack video

Australian citizen Brenton Tarrant was charged with murder in connection with attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15, 2019. Judge Paul Kellar ordered that Tarrant’s face be blurred in photos to preserve fair trial rights. Image: Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald

The French Council of the Muslim Faith said Monday that it was suing internet giants Facebook and YouTube for allowing the public broadcast of a live video by the man who carried out the New Zealand mosque massacre this month.

The council said it was suing the French branches of the two tech giants for “broadcasting a message with violent content abetting terrorism, or of a nature likely to seriously violate human dignity and liable to be seen by a minor,” according to the complaint, a copy of which was seen by AFP.

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