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Social media policies tested over Fort Hood shooter execution livestream
Original: Will social media platforms allow Fort Hood shooter's execution to be livestreamed? Here's what their policies say.
A convicted Fort Hood shooter faces federal execution, prompting questions about whether major social media platforms would permit the event to be livestreamed. Outlets are reviewing platform policies on graphic and violent content, which generally prohibit broadcasts of deaths and executions, though enforcement in real time remains uncertain ahead of the scheduled execution.
Why now: The scheduled execution has raised public curiosity about whether platforms would allow or block a livestream of the event.
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