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Facebook under pressure to better monitor content after Cleveland murder video
MARKETWATCH 1:15 PM ET 4/17/2017
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Sunday's video is among the most extreme examples of the social-media giant's tools being used to showcase violence

A video of a murder posted on Facebook Inc.(FB) by a Cleveland man (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/manhunt-for- cleveland-man-accused-of-broadcasting-murder-on-facebook-2017-04-16)is further ratcheting up pressure on the social- media giant to more closely monitor the content on its platforms.

On Sunday, 37-year-old Steve Stephens posted a video of himself allegedly approaching an older man and shooting him in the head. He later went on Facebook Live (FB) , the instantaneous broadcasting tool, to talk about this and other alleged crimes. It took Facebook(FB) several hours to remove the posts, according to various media reports.

"This is a horrific crime and we do not allow this kind of content on Facebook(FB)," a Facebook(FB) spokeswoman said in a statement. "We work hard to keep a safe environment on Facebook(FB), and are in touch with law enforcement in emergencies when there are direct threats to physical safety."

The video is among the most extreme examples of Facebook's(FB) video tools being used to promote or showcase violence. According to a tally by The Wall Street Journal, people have used Facebook Live to broadcast more than 60 sensitive videos, including murder, suicides and the beating in January of a mentally disabled teenager in Chicago.

An expanded version of this report appears at WSJ.com (https://www.wsj.com/articles/cleveland-murder-video-raises- pressure-on-facebook-to-better-monitor-content-1492448639%3e?mod=mktw).

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