NZ ISPs are blocking access to #Liveleak, 4chan, 8ch, a certain farm, Mixtape, Mega, and many other sites that are not complying immediately with the takedown orders. Some users reported that LiveLeak video-sharing platform was also blocked in the region, along with other websites, including file-sharing service Mega.Ĭonfirmed. Spark NZ, Vodafone NZ, and Vocus NZ agreed to work together to identify and block access at DNS level to such online locations. 8chan and 4chan are currently unavailable to New Zealanders trying to load them through a connection from the three telcos.Īt the moment, visitors trying to get to these forums through Spark NZ, Vodafone NZ and Vocus NZ see the message "The URL has been blocked for security reasons." Telcos take actionĪt least three internet companies operating in New Zealand have made this decision voluntarily and enforce it on a temporary basis against sites that still publish the sensitive materials.
Copies of the 17-minute footage spread to other websites, including YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit.Īs mainstream platforms struggled to take down the video and segments of it, some websites continue to make the materials available. A link to the video and a lengthy "manifesto" appeared on 8chan forum, allegedly shared by the shooter. The attacker live-streamed on his Facebook account his actions that got 49 people killed.
Following the Friday mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, multiple internet service providers (ISP) in the country have blocked access to websites that distribute gruesome content from the incident.