On March 15, a 28-year-old Australian man carried out a terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. At least 50 people were killed and many more injured. The suspect, who describes himself as a white supremacist, was arrested and charged with murder by New Zealand police. He broadcast the mass shooting live on Facebook.

A few days have passed since the shooting and the city of Christchurch and the whole New Zealand is in mourning after the country's worst terrorist attack. The attack was described as "one of New Zealand's darkest days" by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on March 15.

After the bloody attack it was discovered that the shooter was live streaming on Facebook for about 18 minutes, which provoked debates around the globe. Using social media to spread terror has become a huge concern. How to regulate social media sites in order to avoid the spread of violent and pornographic video, and what is the ethical accountability of these high-tech giants?

"This is a whole society approach," says Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, the executive director of Quiliam International in North America, speaking to CGTN. He believes companies like Facebook should be involved into the campaign to prevent the spread of inappropriate videos.

Apart from the participation of tech companies, Rahim also believes the Christchurch terrorist attack reflects a renewal of the white supremacy ideology that the whole world should pay attention to.

Rahim believes there is a clear link between white supremacy and  domestic terrorism, citing recent research conducted by FIB as proof. 

"Unfortunately, there is not a coordinated effort by the U.S. government in terms of a purposeful de-radicalization program," Rahim emphasized that such issues need to be taken seriously at the state and at the federal level.

Leading an organization that helps former extremists to rehabilitate, Rahim said, "we have to find these rehabilitative measures to address these concerns."

Some U.S, anti-supremacists organizations have been defunded in recent years, and human rights activist and attorney Qasim Rashid indicated that "those who are closer to the pain should be at the top," but it is not happening in the U.S. Congress in his opinion.

"It (white supremacy) creates more fears in the society that Muslim is more prone to be attacked," Rashid said. In Rashid's opinion, the potential consequences of an increase in white supremacy in modern day America equates to that of the Ku Klux Klan. However, it hasn't raised concerns in the Trump administration. 

"You have a president (Donald Trump) to say it isn't a big of a deal. It's a dynamic and dangerous combination and it goings to result in extremism," Rashid said.

For all these reasons Rashid urges efforts are needed in the U.S. to change the status quo soon.

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