Facebook hosted its annual developers' conference on Tuesday, but Mark Zuckerberg pivoted briefly to discuss the weekend murder of a man in Cleveland that was broadcast on Facebook Live. "We have a lot more to do here," he said, per the BBC, offering sympathy to the family of victim of Robert Godwin. "We will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening." But how the company can do that is the difficult question. A look at coverage:
- When Facebook Live launched last year, Zuckerberg said he wanted "raw and visceral" video, and the company has been plagued by clips of killings, torture, and suicides, reports the Washington Post. One law professor's pessimistic take: "I don't think it's a solvable problem."
- The New York Times takes a similar deep dive into the issue, noting that Facebook currently relies on an "imperfect" combination of high-tech tools and human moderators. If enough users object to a video, algorithms alert the moderators, who can assess and delete as necessary.