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Ronnie's friends, including his close one, Josh Steen,<ref name="Forbes" /> tried to report the live-stream to Facebook before he killed himself.<ref name="mirror" /><ref name="heavy" /><ref name="TechCrunch">Coldewey, D. (2020, September 14). [https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/13/graphic-video-of-suicide-spreads-from-facebook-to-tiktok-to-youtube-as-platforms-fail-moderation-test/ "Graphic Video Of Suicide Spreads From Facebook To TikTok To YouTube As Platforms Fail Moderation Test"]. [[wikipedia:TechCrunch|TechCrunch]].</ref> At 11:51 pm, Facebook later dismissed one of the reports because it did not violate its guidelines.<ref name="Rolling Stone" /> The video was not taken down by the platform until eight hours later. However, it was too late for the video to be taken down, it was shortly re-uploaded to many platforms, such as [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]], [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] and [[wikipedia:TikTok|TikTok]]. TikTok was also criticized for having the suicide appear on the "For You" feed.<ref name="news">Gramenz, J. (2020, September 10). [https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/tiktok-facebook-suicide-video-cant-be-stopped-by-laws-expert-warns/news-story/1f301f625ad4f3aa1085c415e25fa4a2 "Why TikTok Suicide Video Horror Will Happen Again"]. ''News.com.au''.</ref><ref name="mirror" /><ref name="nypost2">Steinbuch, Y. (2020, September 8). [https://nypost.com/2020/09/08/army-veteran-kills-himself-in-facebook-livestream/ "Army Veteran Ronnie McNutt Commits Suicide In Facebook Livestream"]. [[wikipedia:New York Post|New York Post]].</ref><ref name="Forbes" /> Media outlets also stated that some re-uploads of the suicide were also disguised as clips of cute animals.<ref name="news" /><ref name="Rolling Stone" /><ref name="Forbes" /> Steen blamed Facebook for failing to remove the video late. Facebook responds that they were "''reviewing how we could have taken down the live stream faster.''"<ref name="TechCrunch" /> | Ronnie's friends, including his close one, Josh Steen,<ref name="Forbes" /> tried to report the live-stream to Facebook before he killed himself.<ref name="mirror" /><ref name="heavy" /><ref name="TechCrunch">Coldewey, D. (2020, September 14). [https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/13/graphic-video-of-suicide-spreads-from-facebook-to-tiktok-to-youtube-as-platforms-fail-moderation-test/ "Graphic Video Of Suicide Spreads From Facebook To TikTok To YouTube As Platforms Fail Moderation Test"]. [[wikipedia:TechCrunch|TechCrunch]].</ref> At 11:51 pm, Facebook later dismissed one of the reports because it did not violate its guidelines.<ref name="Rolling Stone" /> The video was not taken down by the platform until eight hours later. However, it was too late for the video to be taken down, it was shortly re-uploaded to many platforms, such as [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]], [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] and [[wikipedia:TikTok|TikTok]]. TikTok was also criticized for having the suicide appear on the "For You" feed.<ref name="news">Gramenz, J. (2020, September 10). [https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/tiktok-facebook-suicide-video-cant-be-stopped-by-laws-expert-warns/news-story/1f301f625ad4f3aa1085c415e25fa4a2 "Why TikTok Suicide Video Horror Will Happen Again"]. ''News.com.au''.</ref><ref name="mirror" /><ref name="nypost2">Steinbuch, Y. (2020, September 8). [https://nypost.com/2020/09/08/army-veteran-kills-himself-in-facebook-livestream/ "Army Veteran Ronnie McNutt Commits Suicide In Facebook Livestream"]. [[wikipedia:New York Post|New York Post]].</ref><ref name="Forbes" /> Media outlets also stated that some re-uploads of the suicide were also disguised as clips of cute animals.<ref name="news" /><ref name="Rolling Stone" /><ref name="Forbes" /> Steen blamed Facebook for failing to remove the video late. Facebook responds that they were "''reviewing how we could have taken down the live stream faster.''"<ref name="TechCrunch" /> | ||
In the comments of the live stream, Ronnie's close friend Josh Steen found most of them as "harassment" and reported them to Facebook. Facebook, still suffering from failure, had dismissed it for not being an account holder. Similarly, trolls were also setting up accounts to impersonate Ronnie on platforms.<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="nypost" /><ref name="mirror" /> Ronnie's mother, Elaine McNutt, also stated that there were many false | In the comments of the live stream, Ronnie's close friend Josh Steen found most of them as "harassment" and reported them to Facebook. Facebook, still suffering from failure, had dismissed it for not being an account holder. Similarly, trolls were also setting up accounts to impersonate Ronnie on platforms.<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="nypost" /><ref name="mirror" /> Ronnie's mother, Elaine McNutt, also stated that there were many false GoFundMe ages about Ronnie Mcnutt appearing, and none of them "are legitimate!".<ref>Warnock, C. (2020, September 7). [https://heavy.com/news/2020/09/ronnie-mcnutt-death-live-stream/ "Ronnie McNutt: Man Dies By Suicide On Facebook Live Stream]. Heavy.com.</ref> | ||
Josh Steen created the Twitter hashtag #ReformForRonnie,<ref name="Rolling Stone" /> to which people could post to "take action against those who violate their policies."<ref>https://www.wdam.com/2020/09/09/criticism-lobbed-social-media-companies-after-suicide-video-mississippi-man-goes-viral/</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReformForRonnie #ReformForRonnie Hashtag]</ref> | Josh Steen created the Twitter hashtag #ReformForRonnie,<ref name="Rolling Stone" /> to which people could post to "take action against those who violate their policies."<ref>https://www.wdam.com/2020/09/09/criticism-lobbed-social-media-companies-after-suicide-video-mississippi-man-goes-viral/</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReformForRonnie #ReformForRonnie Hashtag]</ref> | ||
