Livestreamed killings test social media measures
Online message board 8chan was used by mass shooters to announce attacks three times in 2019, including the posting of a four-page statement by the gunman behind the attack
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Twitter impresses advertisers with BuzzFeed US election livestream
Twitter said it was able to deliver more viewers than promised to advertisers on a U.S. election night livestream, good news for the microblogging site as it tries to ward off growing competition for ad dollars from Snapchat and Instagram.
Twitter partnered with BuzzFeed to host an election night broadcast on Tuesday and attracted major advertisers, including Paramount Pictures, Amazon's “Man in the High Castle,” Activision Blizzard's “Call of Duty,” Johnnie Walker and Izod.
San Francisco-based Twitter declined to say…
Twitter buys livestream app maker Periscope
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said Friday it had purchased the maker of the video streaming app Periscope, amid what seems to be surging interest in live video sharing.