Within hours of the mass shooting on Saturday at a Texas outlet mall, some Twitter users shared gruesome pictures of bloodied bodies, purportedly from the crime scene. At least one image appeared to be of a child.

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Graphic images of Texas mall shooting spread on Twitter, rekindling debate on how much to share

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By Catherine Thorbecke Within hours of the mass shooting on Saturday at a Texas outlet mall, some Twitter users shared gruesome pictures of bloodied bodies, purportedly from the crime scene. At least one image appeared to be of a child. These images were harder to avoid on the platform, according to some users, in part because they were shared from accounts that had paid to be verified — an option introduced under owner Elon Musk that can elevat…

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Some users of the social media network decried the graphic images, describing the postings as &quot;unethical&quot; and &quot;horrible.&quot;

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Twitter draws criticism for showing graphic images of victims of Allen Mall shooting in Texas

Another mass shooting, but this time something is different: Exceedingly graphic images of bloodied and disfigured victims, among them at least one child, circulated widely on social media.

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CNN By Catherine Thorbecke Within hours of the mass shooting on Saturday at a Texas outlet mall, some Twitter users shared gruesome pictures of bloodied bodies, purportedly from the crime scene. At least one image appeared to be of a child. These images were harder to avoid on the platform, according to some users, in

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Within hours of the mass shooting that left nine people dead at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday, May 6, graphic images from the shooting had already spread on social media. Images and videos were not particularly difficult to find on Twitter, in part because they were shared from accounts that had paid to be verified on the platform. "Graphic material often found its way onto Twitter in the past but it was more likely to be downranked and hard t…

Graphic images of Texas mall shooting spread on Twitter, rekindling debate on how much to share

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