![]() ![]() Shooter Payton Gendron relied on platforms and forums such as 4chan, Reddit, Discord, Twitch and YouTube at various stages before the shooting in May, the report released by AG Letitia James and Gov. New York lawmakers are calling for widespread changes to state and federal laws after a new report into the Buffalo mass shooting found the shooter was 'radicalized' by fringe online platforms. The report which was released on Tuesday recommends restrictions on who should be allowed to stream themselves and increased liability on platforms to moderate content they host.Online streaming platforms also allowed Gendron to broadcast the shooting as it happened.Internet platforms Twitch, 4chan, Reddit, Discord and even YouTube were named in the report for playing some role in the supermarket shooting.The mass shooter relied on internet resources for tips on how to carry out the shooting including what gear to wear and how to modify his rifle.NY AG Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul released a report detailing how Gendron's attack was enabled by 'online platforms'.Online forums, some of which were not moderated at all, were responsible for 'indoctrinating' Buffalo shooter Peyton Gendron into 'internet hate culture'.Buffalo mass shooter was 'radicalized' by 'internet hate culture' on social media, new report finds: Lawmakers want livestreams that show homicides to be criminalized and penalties for online platforms ![]()
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