a group of four people used Facebook Live to broadcast themselves torturing and taunting a mentally disabled teenager. In January, Facebook came under intense criticism for taking two weeks to remove a video that showed a 12-year-old girl live-streaming her suicide, according to media reports. What has often surfaced, however, is jarring and sometimes graphic content. In July, Facebook acknowledged that although live video can be a powerful tool to document events, sharing - and allowing - videos on the platform must be done responsibly. In recent months, Facebook has come under increasing scrutiny from critics who believe the social media giant hasn't done enough to discourage users from streaming acts of violence online.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jared McLemore," the spokesperson said, adding later: "We want people to have a safe experience on Facebook and we work with organizations around the world to provide assistance for people in distress." The police were involved numerous times, and she had an active restraining order."Ī Facebook spokesperson said in a statement that the social media giant does not allow promotion of self-inflicted injury or suicide. Alyssa tried to help Jared, and she also had to keep herself safe from him. "We want to make clear that this happened because of a perfect storm of domestic abuse, the stigma around it, and the visceral reality of mental illness. "Jared's family is also in Alyssa's heart," the statement said. In a statement released by Moore's family to NBC affiliate WMC-TV, relative said Alyssa Moore wanted to thank the community for its support and was thinking about everyone who witnessed the horrifying act on Facebook Live. The man with the severe burns later died, police said.Īttempts to reach Murphy's owners were unsuccessful, but a statement on the bar's Facebook page thanked people for their support and acknowledged that the bar's "crew is safe." Police said a victim with "severe burns to his body" was transported to the hospital in critical condition and another individual was taken to the same hospital with "non-critical" injuries. The department has not released the name of anyone at the scene, but police have acknowledged that two people were injured after a man set himself on fire on Facebook Live at the bar's location. The vivid witness accounts have not been corroborated by Memphis police. "He wanted her to see a horrific act because she dumped him," said Koehler, who's a friend of Moore. Koehler said Moore filed restraining orders against him after a long, abusive relationship. Witnesses said that after McLemore ran inside, they saw him try to grab someone - his ex-girlfriend, Alyssa Moore, who was working at the bar as a sound engineer.
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