<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: ‘Darkest Days’
Mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand—with social-media platforms the inevitable vectors in the aftermath. Plus: Americans are going bankrupt from medical bills
by Saahil Desai
Mar 15, 2019
3 minutes
What We’re Following
The prime minister called it one of the “darkest days” in New Zealand’s history—the island nation The gruesomeness of the attack was only heightened through online materials left by a suspect, a white Australian man now in police custody. The gunman live-streamed the attack on Facebook, and that video quickly ricocheted online, where some unwitting users saw it—highlighting the continued failings of content moderation and The violent rhetoric of
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