Yesterday in New York, an 18-year-old teenager attacked a grocery store by broadcasting live on the Twitch platform with a camera attached to his helmet. In the attack, 13 people were targeted, including the security guard, and 10 people lost their lives. Officials stated that this attack was a racist attitude and announced that 11 of the 13 people shot were Black. Twitch also made a statement on the subject. Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
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The attack footage was removed from Twitch within two minutes!
The footage of the attack held in New York was shared live on the Twitch platform with the camera attached to the attacker’s helmet. Authorities announced that the young man who carried out an armed attack was equipped with equipment. The identity of the attacker has not been revealed yet, but it is stated that he will appear in court on Saturday night.
Twitch announced that the attacker’s channel has been closed indefinitely. Afterwards, he stated that they took all necessary measures to prevent other channels from sharing. In addition, he made the following statement on the subject:
“We were devastated when we heard of the shooting that took place in Buffalo, New York, this afternoon. Our hearts go out to the community affected by this tragedy. Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy for all forms of violence and is working to respond quickly.”
In a statement about the attack, New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned all social media platforms anonymously. He claimed that all platforms that allow the spread of racist hatred are partners in the attacker’s crime. Additionally, he made the following statement:
“They can be partners in such a crime in a sense. Maybe not legally, but morally. They created the platform to allow this hatred to spawn.”
This event brought to mind the attack, which was broadcast live on Twitch in 2019 and took place in Germany with the same method.
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