Uvalde, Texas shooter Salvador Ramos threatened rapes and shootings on Yubo in the weeks leading up to the Robb Elementary School attack, users said.
told girls he would rape them, showed off a rifle he bought, and threatened to shoot up schools in livestreams on the social media app Yubo, according to several users who witnessed the threats in recent weeks.that they didn't take him seriously until they saw the news that Ramos had gunned down 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, this week.
In a statement to CNN, a Yubo spokesperson said"we are deeply saddened by this unspeakable loss and are fully cooperating with law enforcement on their investigation." Yubo takes user safety seriously and is"investigating an account that has since been banned from the platform," the spokesperson said, but declined to release any specific information about Ramos' account.
Robbins, who said she lives in California and only ever interacted with Ramos online, told CNN she reported him to Yubo several times and blocked his account, but continued seeing him in livestreams making lewd comments. Hannah, who requested CNN withhold her last name to protect her privacy, said Ramos' behavior turned increasingly brazen in the last week. In one livestream, she said, Ramos briefly turned his webcam to show a gun on his bed.Yubo's community guidelines tell users not to"threaten or intimidate" others, and ban harassment and bullying. Content that"promotes violence such as violent acts, guns, knives, or other weapons" is also banned.
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