Police in New Zealand have said they are 'actively investigating' social media users who posted footage of the Christchurch massacre, after two people were charged for allegedly sharing the Facebook live stream.
Alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant live-streamed horrific footage of the shootings - including himself gunning down worshippers - on his Facebook page last Friday. The social media giant says it has removed some 1.5million videos of the attack, in which 50 people died, but is facing fresh scrutiny over content which is distributed on its platform.
New Zealand police said in a statement: 'Police are actively investigating the sharing and dissemination of the video. 'For operational reasons, we are unable to go into specific details regarding our investigation.' Facebook refused to specify if they would identify users who shared the video.
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