Scammers and cyber criminals love to capitalise on tragedy, and we can't help but click
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Shootings in America are, sadly, not unusual, but when two journalists were shot live on air on Wednesday last week, social media went into overdrive.
What made this particular attack unique is the fact it was filmed and broadcast by the victims as it happened and, it later transpired, the shooter himself had recorded the murder and posted it online before taking his own life.
Very quickly, my Twitter feed was full tweets from news organisations such as the Huffington Post linking to stories containing the "graphic footage" or, in the case of Russia Today, having a short Vine of two people dying auto-play when you scrolled down.
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