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A Thai man live streamed the murder of his own daughter as well as his suicide:
A Thai man filmed himself killing his baby daughter on Facebook Live, before taking his own life, Thai police say. The 21-year-old hanged his daughter, and then himself, at a deserted hotel in Phuket on Monday, reportedly after an argument with his wife. Facebook sent condolences to the family for the "appalling" incident and said that the content had now been removed. The company pledged a review of its processes after footage of a US killing stayed online for hours this month. The footage of the Thai killing had also been available on video sharing website YouTube, but the company took it down after the BBC alerted it to its presence.
Another story discusses the aftermath of the killing. This follows an incident where a man streamed his murder of a randomly picked stranger in Cleveland. That murder had already led to a "backlash" against Facebook:
It is an issue that Facebook, the world's largest social network, has had to contend with more frequently as it has bet big on new forms of media like live video, which give it a venue for more lucrative advertising. The criticism of Facebook over Mr. Stephens's video built swiftly Monday, with critics calling it a dark time for the company and outrage spreading on social media over how long it had taken — more than two hours — for the video to be pulled down. Ryan A. Godwin, the victim's grandson, pleaded with other users on social media to stop sharing the video online.
[...] Justin Osofsky, a vice president of Facebook, said in a public post late Monday that the company knows "we need to do better" to stop videos like that of the shooting from appearing. He said the company was working to ensure that such content and reports of it can be flagged faster, including through the use of artificial intelligence and a better review process.
NSFW: You can watch the Cleveland murder on LiveLeak. This video purportedly shows the murder in Phuket, Thailand, but you won't see much.
Some other incidents and related news:
Facebook Launches Live Video and Photo+Video Collages
Muslim Terrorist Kills French Cop, Wife While Livestreaming on Facebook
Falcon Heights, Minnesota Police Shooting Facebook Live Video [WARNING: GRAPHIC] [UPDATED]
Police Request Shut Off of Armed Woman's Social Media Accounts During Fatal Standoff
Hate Crime Charges Filed Over Beating Live Streamed to Facebook
Facebook Turns to AI to Prevent Suicides (eventually, your intention to murder and commit suicide will be countered by a compassionate chatbot)
(Score: 3, Insightful) by PinkyGigglebrain on Friday April 28 2017, @06:07AM (2 children)
News broadcasters have shown graphic violence from crimes or war zones plenty of times in the past.
Ah the old "it's fine because everyone else is doing it" defense.
It wasn't an acceptable justification when the US was torturing people so why is it acceptable in this instance?
I would have hoped Soylent would have sought the high ground but no, its hanging out with the bottom feeders.
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 28 2017, @06:46AM (1 child)
It seems the community is split on this issue, but I also have noticed an uptick in bottom feeders commenting. I wish all the lurkers would log in and moderate, but I truly think people are becoming disillusioned with this site after some of the moderation crap changes that encourage shit posting. Basically, the shit posters got butthurt that the majority of users downmod their lame trolling and terrible ideology so they went on the offensive. It appears that a lot of users have given up on participating and are seeking a better community. One can only stand against a shitstorm for so long before realizing that internet discussions are not worth that much and they find a better community. Just the sheer amount of comments for this article defending the inclusion of the video link like it is some constitutional battle ground is proof enough.
Horrible people trying to justify their own beliefs and flooding the site to such a degree that people find better communities.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by AthanasiusKircher on Friday April 28 2017, @02:19PM
Wow -- you seem to be reading a lot into this. I have no idea how the traffic on this site is changing, but it seems like I've been seeing more stories with large numbers of comments recently. And it's not just a bunch of "trolls." I get frustrated with them too, by the way, but ALL internet communities have them (or have incredibly draconian moderation).
The argument for linking the videos here seems to be based on the general (sometimes extremist) "libertarian" perspective that's been common on Slashdot for a long time and has been carried over here. Kneejerk reactions that support "free speech" over ANYTHING else have been common on both sites for many years. I don't think one has to be a "troll" to be an extremist libertarian, and if you objected fundamentally to that philosophy, I can see how you'd be frustrated by conversations on both Slashdot and this site. But I definitely don't see anything new or really "getting worse" in that regard as you imply.