Facebook has promised to explore restrictions on live-streaming, two weeks after it was used during gun attacks on two mosques in New Zealand.

Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said the social media giant agreed with calls it "must do more".

Fifty people were killed in the Christchurch shootings, and the original video of the attack was viewed 4,000 times before it was removed.
Meanwhile, New Zealand is to review "inadequate" laws on hate speech.

Justice Minister Andrew Little said the current laws did not tackle "the evil and hateful things that we're seeing online", and that the government and the Human Rights Commission would work to bring forward proposals by the end of the year.

More than 20,000 people attended a memorial service in Christchurch on Friday to honour the 50 victims of the 15 March shooting.

Ms Sandberg said: "First, we are exploring restrictions on who can go Live depending on factors such as prior Community Standard violations."

Facebook said fewer than 200 people had watched the 17-minute video of the Christchurch shootings while it was live, and the first user report of the video came 12 minutes after it ended.

The chief operating officer did not announce any policy changes, but outlined how the social network would strengthen the rules for using Facebook Live and take greater steps to address hate on its platforms.

The company has said it will block "praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism" on Facebook and Instagram from next week.

Source: BBC

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