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He also left behind at least two screeds \u2013 more than 700 pages \u2013 filled with antisemitism and white supremacist theories. Ten people were killed and three more were injured in the assault.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wivb.com\/news\/investigates\/former-fbi-agent-some-social-media-sites-are-wild-west-of-hate-and-extremist-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shooting massacre earlier this month at a Buffalo grocery store has put the spotlight back on social media companies, some of which are under investigation by the attorney general, who called for the industry to \u201ctake responsibility\u201d and \u201cbe more vigilant\u201d in monitoring content. 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