How to end the live streaming of mass murder

1 big thing

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🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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The deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York this weekend was live streaming on Twitch for two minutes before it was taken down. But the video of the shooting was easy to re-upload on multiple platforms, and has now been watched millions of times. The gunman said that the ability to live stream was part of his motivation to commit the crime. Should tech companies step up? Plus, answers to your lingering questions about Roe v. Wade and its future. And, a fix on the horizon for the infant formula shortage. Guests: Axios' Ina Fried; Shefali Luthra, health reporter for The 19th Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Alex Sugiura, and Lydia McMullen-Laird. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Live streaming motivated the Buffalo shooter Watch: A conversation on the cyber threat landscape Roe is reshaping America’s political landscape Abbott reaches deal with FDA to reopen baby formula plant linked to shortage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.7	Roe versus Wade and its future.
0:45.1	Plus, a fix on the horizon for the formula shortage.
0:48.8	But first, today's one big thing.
0:51.4	How to end the live streaming of mass murder.
1:00.1	The deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York this weekend
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