Facebook has announced that it will tighten the rules for using its live stream service, ahead of a meeting of world leaders aimed at limiting online violence in the wake of shootings and murders in New Zealand, reports Reuters.
An armed assailant killed 51 people in two mosques in the town of Krajtčreč on March 15 while broadcasting everything live on Facebook.
It was the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's peacetime history, prompting the public to seek better security from extremism on social media.
Facebook said it introduced a "one-offense" policy, which will temporarily ban access to people who have previously been disciplined for breaking the strictest rules anywhere on the site.
The first offense will disable you from accessing the Live service for a certain period of time, the company emphasized. They also expand the range of offenses that will be part of the "one-offense" policy.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the change highlighted a key part of an initiative known as the "Call from Christchurch" that she is leading to stop the spread of online violence.
"Facebook's decision is a good first step in limiting the possibility of the app being used by terrorists and shows that it is working on 'Call from Christchurch,'" she said in an email released by her spokesperson.
Facebook did not clarify which violations qualify for the "one-offense" policy or how long the penalties would last, but a spokesperson emphasized that it would no longer be possible for an attacker to use the Live service on their account under the new rules.
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