Videos capturing the shooting have rapidly gained traction, garnering millions of views across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, and news outlets such as 9news.com.au.

Many of these clips contain highly graphic content.

While it’s crucial to report on significant events like this, and the footage can aid authorities, some individuals may prefer to control their exposure to such material.

The eSafety Commissioner has already been inundated with complaints regarding the widespread sharing of these videos online but has yet to issue any takedown orders.

This is because the posts do not currently meet the criteria for illegal content under Australian law.

However, there are ways for social media users to limit the number of Bondi shooting videos they see online.

Block and mark ‘not interested’

Users can unfollow or block specific accounts posting about the shooting on most social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

This will prevent those accounts’ content from appearing in the user’s feed.

On Instagram, users can train their algorithm to show fewer post about the shooting by marking themselves as ‘not interested’.

Tap the three dots in the top (feed) or bottom right (reels) corner and select ‘not interested’ in the pop-up menu.

Users can also tap ‘manage content preferences’ and ‘specific words or phrases’, then enter words like Bondi and shooting to hide suggested posts that include them.

On TikTok, users can mark videos as ‘not interested’ by holding down a finger in the middle of the screen while a video is playing.

On the pop-up menu, select ‘not interested’.

A pop-up will appear confirming TikTok will show fewer videos like it.

Users can tap on ‘details’ to request the algorithm show less of the specific creator, sound, or hashtags.

They can also filter keywords like Bondi and shooting.

To do this, tap ‘profile’, then the three lines in the top right, then ‘settings and privacy’.

Under ‘content preferences’, select ‘filter keywords’ and type out the words you want to avoid.

On Facebook, users can reduce the number of feed posts they see about the Bondi shooting by tapping three dots in the top right and selecting ‘hide post’.

On Facebook reels, tap the three dots in the top right and select ‘not interested’.

Users can also go to the menu in the bottom right, tap ‘content preferences’, then under ‘sensitive content’ choose ‘show less’.

This may reduce the number of graphic clips they see.

On YouTube, the three dots are in the bottom right on main feed videos and top right on shorts.

Users can then select ‘not interested’.

On X, the three dots to select ‘not interested’ are in the top right corner of a post.

All of these instructions are based on mobile apps, instructions may be different on a desktop.

Graphic content can also be reported to social media platforms and to the eSafety Commissioner.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

The easiest way for some Aussies to avoid seeing footage from the Bondi mass shooting may be to avoid social media for a few days.

Videos will continue to circulate as more information about the attack emerges, which will continue to push them to the top of algorithms.

Going offline for a few days and avoiding video-heavy platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook will prevent users from seeing unwanted footage of the shooting.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.