People who study online hate say Facebook was right to remove the profile of a man accused of killing four members of an Ontario Muslim family, but they say social media companies need to do more to suppress dangerous content.
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Really unusual : Online vacuum for accused in mass killings puzzles experts A lack of online information about a London man accused of killing four Muslims may have a simple reason, or a darker one, an expert on hate crime says.
Author of the article: Randy Richmond, Dale Carruthers
Publishing date: Jun 10, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 6 minute read Nathaniel Veltman, 20, of London is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the largest mass killing in city history, one police allege was motivated by anti-Muslim hate. (Supplied)
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The “really unusual” vacuum of online information about a London man charged with killing four members of a Muslim family is perplexing, a hate-crime expert said Wednesday, as an old friend of the accused offered new insights into his past.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that online hate may have contributed to the motivations of the man accused of killing members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, over the weekend. That's prompted human rights advocates to criticize his government for failing to meet its promise to deliver legislation to address the problem.