# EU warns online platforms against livestreaming planned US execution

https://mins.news/en/item/96569

- France 24, 2026-10-12 14:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261012-eu-warns-online-platforms-over-livestreaming-us-execution-planned-by-pentagon

> The EU cautioned digital platforms on Monday not to livestream the planned December 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at a military base in 2009. EU rules require platforms to moderate shocking and violent material, including executions.

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