The shooter had what appears to be an obsession with guns, and posted about them a lot.
More info on Dallas shooter’s Facebook page, social media under scrutiny
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The move by the Dallas Police Department came one month after a cache of social media posts from police ... The 25 officers currently under scrutiny from the department were a subset of the ...
- FBI scouring Brian Clyde's social media after shootout outside Dallas federal courthouse
Hours after he was killed in an exchange of gunfire, his social media was under scrutiny by law enforcement in search of a motive. Clyde, 22, withdrew from Dallas Independent School District in ...
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- Social media companies under pressure to censor violent content
Mass murders inspired copycats well before the existence of social media platforms ... attacks and posting an 87-page manifesto. His actions prompted renewed scrutiny of how such platforms ...
- New Zealand shooting shows how YouTube and Facebook spread hate and violent images — yet again
He left behind a social media trail on Twitter and Facebook ... mosque shooting online "are likely to be committing an offense" because "the video is likely to be objectionable content under ...
- What is Gab? The alt-right social media platform used by suspected Pittsburgh shooter Robert Bowers
A social media platform known as a safe haven for neo-Nazis has come under scrutiny after it was revealed ... In the hours before the shooting, Robert Bowers, 46, reportedly took to Gab to accuse ...
- Facebook touts fight on fake news, but struggles to explain why InfoWars isn't banned
Facebook officials struggled on Wednesday to explain why it permits InfoWars, a media organization that is one of the world's leading purveyors of conspiracy theories, to have a page on its platform.
- UPDATE: PBSO deputy fired for social media posts
PBSO Deputy Jason Van Dusen from a post on his Facebook page. The photo was provided ... for the postings that came under scrutiny in 2014. PBSO’s social media policy prohibits employees from ...
- Judge rules for internet companies in Dallas ambush lawsuit
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- Facebook Expands On Its Live Video Policy
However, if a user shared the same video to celebrate the shooting or mock the victim, Facebook would remove the video, the company said. The social media ... came under scrutiny for temporarily ...
- Micah Xavier Johnson: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Parts of both shootings were caught on videos that spread quickly across social media. Investigations into both those shootings are ongoing and no officers have been charged. Dallas Police Chief ...
- Snapchat's Curated 'Protest Story' Broadcasts Video Of Dallas Shootout
The Dallas shooting ... the only social media platform that must deal with questions about how it shares public news content with users. Earlier this week, Facebook came under scrutiny for ...
