Dossier
Sydney massacre
Coverage of Sydney massacre in the Nexus archive.
- YouTube says Sydney massacre ‘crisis actor’ video can stay online
YouTube has decided a video falsely claiming a Sydney massacre survivor was a 'crisis actor' can remain online, according to a Google executive testifying at an Australian government inquiry. The inquiry is examining antisemitism and the December attack on a Sydney Hanukkah event that killed 15 people.
- YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is ‘crisis actor’
A Google executive testified that a YouTube video falsely claiming a Sydney massacre survivor was a 'crisis actor' met platform standards and would remain online. The video, which included antisemitic conspiracy theories about the survivor, was reviewed at senior levels but not removed despite criticism from an inquiry into online hate speech.