Social media create a spectacle society that makes it easier for terrorists to achieve notoriety
- Written by Stuart M Bender, Early Career Research Fellow (Digital aesthetics of violence), Curtin University
The shocking mass-shooting in Christchurch on Friday is notable for using livestreaming video technology to broadcast horrific first-person footage of the shooting on social media.
In the highly disturbing video, the gunman drives to the Masjid Al Noor mosque, walks inside and shoots multiple people before leaving the scene in his car.
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