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New Zealand Network Removes Sky News Australia Over Mosque Shooting Footage

NO EXCEPTIONS

The gunman streamed the attack live on Facebook, and some footage from that video was broadcast on Sky News Australia.

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Sky Network Television, New Zealand’s largest satellite television provider, has removed Sky News Australia from its platform, Bloomberg reports. “We stand in support of our fellow New Zealanders and have made the decision to remove Sky News Australia from our platform until we are confident that the distressing footage from yesterday’s events will not be shared,” the broadcaster said in a message on Twitter. The alleged gunman streamed the horrific attack live on Facebook, and some footage from that video was broadcast on Sky News Australia.

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