The Trump shooting: what happened and what’s next
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After the assassination attempt on the former president, tech platforms scrambled to curb false information in what will be one of the largest content moderation problems in years. On Saturday, July 13th, a 20-year-old named Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Though the shooter’s motives are still unknown, the political ramifications of the attempt are spreading quickly across the internet. Images and on-the-ground reporting circulated quickly across social media platforms, as did massive amounts of false information. Tech companies are trying to curb misinformation as users scramble to find answers about what happened and why, becoming one of the largest and most urgent content moderation problems in years.
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images
After the assassination attempt on the former president, tech platforms scrambled to curb false information in what will be one of the largest content moderation problems in years.
On Saturday, July 13th, a 20-year-old named Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Though the shooter’s motives are still unknown, the political ramifications of the attempt are spreading quickly across the internet. Images and on-the-ground reporting circulated quickly across social media platforms, as did massive amounts of false information. Tech companies are trying to curb misinformation as users scramble to find answers about what happened and why, becoming one of the largest and most urgent content moderation problems in years.