Should there be a broad industry standard / governing body / laws to make sure attackers don't go crazy after innocent employees ?
Banning her videos wouldn't have made her less violent, and a tech company wouldn't have any resources beyond what her family had. The problem wasn't the effect her videos had on other people.
In the U.S., it's already illegal to threaten violence against others. "Conspiracy to commit" charges and "terroristic threats," for example.
Select illustrative incidents:
Florida night club shooter - mentally ill and violent in word and deed - his dad warned the FBI and police and asked for help.
Florida school shooter - mentally ill, violent in word and deed, multiple instances of minor run ins with the law - family and friends warned the FBI and police.
This woman - mentally ill and voicing intent for violence - family warned Law Enforcement and tried to get help.
Should this "universal" body be established country by country?
Should laws in Germany affect what people in the US can see?
What about competitors who want to have different policies in an attempt to give themselves a competitive advantage?
Personally I'm not a fan of the direction the major tech companies have gone with free speech, but I hope and believe that ultimately these principles will win out. However, when a man is convicted by the UK government of committing "gross offense" by recording a joke video of his pug responding to Nazi references; the situation seems a bit more dire. [1]
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/17/german-of...