Facebook, Twitter remove Abe assassination videos

Facebook, Twitter remove Abe assassination videos

So people can only get information from censored media?

Japanese reporters seem to run around the world photographing every disaster they can find, showing no regard to anybody's privacy. They have done for years. Shoe is now on the other foot. Japanese expect censorship.

Incredible Abe’s photo lying dying with eyes closed and blood on his shirt is posted at JT. No regard for the feelings of the family.

It’s not censorship. It’s respectful.

So, like China.

Why??? This is a world event. Kennedy's assassination has been publicly available and analyzed for decades. What are they trying to hide? Removing the videos is how conspiracy theories develop.

Had time to watch it.

The Japanese TV did not show the second shot, and any disgraceful image, by respect. But I remember showing them the murder of a Turkish politician in the past. When it comes to overseas they are less concerned. Domestically, it might be some legal action if showing such images

The video is still on Twitter at the present time

@Alan Harrison

"Shoe is now on the other foot. Japanese expect censorship."

Twitter is a US tech company that believes they know exactly what people should know and should not know.

I still can’t load one page from a news site about the assassination. It must be being block by or in Japan.

Censorship leads to violence!

How?

By not being informed, doubt remains which builds distrust which in turn leads to apprehension, uneasiness and fear.

People in fear lash out or flee, as we all know.

Those with knowledge to attack may do so.

Just like the unemployed and angry Yamagami no doubt?

Videos shown on TV the most showed the first shot and the second shot but the camera was not focused on him during the second deadly shot since the camera was facing the ground or was blocked by something, so only the sound was heard.

However there is one video in particular taken from Abe’s left side, presumably on a tripod, since the camera didn’t flinch like other videos, that shows very clearly both shots and Abe‘s reaction.

That one particular video I saw on Japanese TV, but they cut away right before the second shot. This is the video that is online, showing the second shot clearly and actually showing Abe being hit and falling to the ground.

After the first shot, Abe didn’t even flinch like most people, only turning around after a couple of seconds. At that moment when he turned around, the gunman shot the second shot and Abe is hit and collapses to the ground.

In a democratic world, you have remove anything not allowed by the state.

Don’t worry! You can still find them on YouTube.

Agree with Fosse

a little respect wouldn’t hurt.

Everybody knows it happened and has probably seen the video by now. It’s for the investigators to examine the evidence. There is no need for it to be reshown again and again on television or social media.

The Zapruder film is an important cultural artifact but wasn’t broadcast publicly until many years later.

Have some respect for his family and friends, it’s still only 24 hours later.

Freedom of information. Getting all tender about it now cus of your feelings, thats just cherry picking.

There's a lot worse out there on fb, twitter no one's forcing you to watch either.

Change the channel.

good move,its about common human sense.its about respect to deceased human and his relatives

i wish they could be more active also in different cases/and yes they are not at all/

Facebook, Twitter remove Abe assassination videos

Facebook, Twitter and their ilk are big at removing things in their effort to elmininate wrongspeak. That said, I do not have a problem with them removing blood&gore videos (while being quite open to hosting softporn),

My beef with these platforms is their political censorship, i.e. removing unwanted information and opinion. Make speech free again!

I was shocked and appalled to see the photo of Abe on the road riddled with gunshot - in most news outlets including JT - just hours after this barbaric act. I certainly will not seek out video footage of the act. Show some respect to the deceased and his grieving family.

It seems most of those posting these images and videos are Japans many enemies from various, predictable nations to the west and north of Japan. Shameless.

I don´t understand.

If Graphic violence warning is shown before video is broadcast, just don´t watch if you wish to be respectful or are sensitive.

Let information flow otherwise, as I am an adult able to decide by myself.

stickman1760Today  10:38 am JST

Agree with Fosse

a little respect wouldn’t hurt.

It seems it would be respectful to the viewers to not censor the biggest political news story of the year.

You can comprehend a story without seeing graphic detail. Leave it to JT readers to disrespect a deceased person.

Japanese reporters seem to run around the world photographing every disaster they can find, showing no regard to anybody's privacy. They have done for years. Shoe is now on the other foot. Japanese expect censorship.

Alan, Well Said!

The Japanese TV did not show the second shot, and any disgraceful image, by respect. But I remember showing them the murder of a Turkish politician in the past. When it comes to overseas they are less concerned.

exactly! Typical hypocrisy

Why??? This is a world event. Kennedy's assassination has been publicly available and analyzed for decades. What are they trying to hide? Removing the videos is how conspiracy theories develop.

another excellent point

This action appears to be very CCP-like.

Say I happen to video'ing a parade on a street, and a Car crashes into people - if I post that onto a Social Media platform, and say .. "looks what's just happened", then does it get removed simply because it wasn't sourced from the BBC, NHK or CNN posting that video ?

Indeed the video shown on the BBC came from a bystanders own mobile phone!

I personally don't think it is disrespectful of Abe, for people to post their own video's of the event as it unfolded, indeed Social Journalism can be extremely useful in piecing together the real truth, rather than what someone wanted to believe it to be.

And as for comments, JT to it's credit allows people to make comments upon News Stories, which means it has to try and moderate some comments, occasionally due to volume, I think it may be a bit over zealous, but never-the-less, it takes a relatively fair approach - though we can't post videos here, yet...