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In
letters seen by Reuters and sent to each companies' boards ahead
of events both scheduled for May 25, Thomas DiNapoli, who
oversees New York's pension fund, cited the companies did not
remove video clips and screenshots of the shooter's livestream,
and his alleged racist manifesto, from their platforms.
Such gaps help radicalize individuals and lead to calls for
further social media regulation, DiNapoli wrote. He told both
boards that until they can show an "ability to successfully
oversee the company’s content management policies, the Fund will
continue voting against directors" and called on other investors
to do the same.
Asked about the letters, a Twitter representative said it is
taking steps including "removing videos and media related to the
incident, as well as Tweets that contain third-party links to
manifesto and videos of the attack."
Although the company is under agreement to be purchased by Tesla
Inc CEO Elon Musk for $44 billion, he has tweeted the deal is
"temporarily on hold" and a long delay or cancellation could
renew the importance of the annual meeting where two directors
are up for election.
"We cannot assume the transaction will close," a spokesman for
DiNapoli said.
Meta said it quickly designated the shooting as a "terrorist
attack" that triggered a process to remove the suspect's account
and other material. "We have teams working around the clock
across Meta to identify, remove, and block violating content
related to the shooting," Meta said in a statement sent by a
representative.
(Reporting by Ross Kerber in Boston; Editing by Chris Reese)
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