Twitch and Discord have both released statements following their association with a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, that saw ten people killed and three more injured.
The attack - which is currently being investigated as racially motivated - was carried out by an 18-year-old white man who streamed it for at least two minutes on Twitch and allegedly planned it using Discord.
As reported by Eurogamer, Twitch told CNN that it identified and removed the stream in less than two minutes and later said to The New York Times that it "has a zero-tolerance policy against violence of any kind, and works swiftly to respond to all incidents".
"We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims and their families, and we will do everything we can to assist law enforcement in the investigation."
It added: "The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate action, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content."
The shooter allegedly released a 180-page document outlining his racist and anti-Semitic views ahead of the attack which also referenced the use of online forum 4chan and a private Discord chat room.
Discord's statement said: "We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims and their families, and we will do everything we can to assist law enforcement in the investigation."
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The attack - which is currently being investigated as racially motivated - was carried out by an 18-year-old white man who streamed it for at least two minutes on Twitch and allegedly planned it using Discord.
As reported by Eurogamer, Twitch told CNN that it identified and removed the stream in less than two minutes and later said to The New York Times that it "has a zero-tolerance policy against violence of any kind, and works swiftly to respond to all incidents".
"We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims and their families, and we will do everything we can to assist law enforcement in the investigation."
It added: "The user has been indefinitely suspended from our service, and we are taking all appropriate action, including monitoring for any accounts rebroadcasting this content."
The shooter allegedly released a 180-page document outlining his racist and anti-Semitic views ahead of the attack which also referenced the use of online forum 4chan and a private Discord chat room.
Discord's statement said: "We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims and their families, and we will do everything we can to assist law enforcement in the investigation."
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
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