YouTube Shooting Spotlights Debate Raging Inside Video Giant

Nasim Aghdam railed against Google site for filtering videos
Creator frustration pitted against advertiser, public demands

Police have identified Nasim Aghdam as the suspect of the YouTube headquarters shooting #tictoc(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Mark Bergen and Lucas Shaw

April 4, 2018 at 8:48 PM UTC

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Tuesday’s shooting at YouTube shines a macabre spotlight on a debate that’s ripped through the online video giant for the past year.

Nasim Aghdam, a 39-year-old woman from San Diego who made YouTube videos, arrived at the company’s headquarters in San Bruno, California, around lunchtime with a 9-millimeter Smith and Wesson handgun. She opened fire, injuring at least three, before killing herself. Police said they believed she was "upset with the policies and practices of YouTube."