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‘Instruments of this evil’: Hochul rails against social media after Buffalo mass shooting

By Kevin Duggan Posted on May 15, 2022
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Governor Kathy Hochul demanded on Sunday that social media companies crack down on hate speech and those who incite violence on the online platforms in the wake of Saturday’s Buffalo mass shooting that killed 10 people and injured three more.

The suspected gunman, who allegedly went on a racist shooting spree targeting Black shoppers at a supermarket in the Western New York city, livestreamed his horrific act on the website Twitch, according to the AP.

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