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However, it's safe to say ISPs aren't particularly concerned about either point - they'd rather take some action than be accused of exacerbating an already terrible tragedy. It's also bound to raise cries of censorship from critics who believe that videos should stay online if they aren't explicitly illegal. It's trivial for many people to change their DNS settings, use VPNs or otherwise dodge around virtual barricades. It's not clear that this will be effective. The shooter posted his video with the intention of spreading hate and stoking social tensions, and the ISPs don't want to play a role in either. There's no mention of the ISPs blocking sites under that law, but Vodafone argued that it was the "responsible" thing to do. The country has a different approach to internet content than the US, and typically bans sites that revolve around child abuse and exploitation. The block goes away the moment a site complies, and Vodafone told Bleeping Computer that a "number of sites" were unblocked that way. The video of the Christchurch mosque killings portrays the murder of innocent people from the perspective of their killer, who also used it to disseminate his racist motivations and genocidal. The move quickly cut off access to multiple sites, including 4chan, 8chan (where the shooter was a member), LiveLeak and file transfer site Mega. Major ISPs in the country, including Vodafone, Spark and Vocus, are working together to block access at the DNS level to websites that don't quickly respond to video takedown requests. A gunman opened fire in a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 50 people and injuring 50 more.
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