Germany shooting livestreamed despite efforts by tech firms
(World News Science)

WASHINGTON: Just weeks after a broad effort announced by tech platforms to curb the spread of violent content, a video of Wednesday's deadly shooting in the German city of Halle was posted online where it may have been viewed by millions. The gunman posted a video of the attack on the Twitch livestream gaming platform owned by Amazon, the company acknowledged. The video of the shooting at a synagogue and a Turkish restaurant included a "manifesto" with racist and anti-Semitic commentary. "Twitch has a zero-tolerance policy against hateful conduct, and any act of violence is taken extremely seriously,"...