Social platforms prohibit violent content. Will an execution livestream count?

Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's revelation that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be streamed live has drawn fierce criticism and calls for him to reconsider his plan. But it has also put the spotlight on whether social media companies will allow government accounts to stream the death by firing squad on their platforms.Hegseth has not provided additional details about the Defense Department's plans to livestream the execution of Hasan, who was convicte