New York AG Seeks Law to Curb Online Hate After May’s Buffalo Rampage

New York state Attorney General Letitia James called for legislation to crack down on online extremism, including penalties for reposting content created by the perpetrator of a homicide, after 10 people were killed in a racially motivated shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.

The recommendations released on Tuesday followed an investigation requested by Governor Kathy Hochul in response to the May rampage. The attorney general’s office reviewed thousands of pages of documents and social-media content to examine how the alleged shooter used the internet to prepare and publicize his attack.