Amidst a rash of violence streamed live on its video player, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to hire 3,000 additional employees dedicated to monitoring and preventing such occurrences, most of which have been suicides.

Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook — either live or in video posted later," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post. "It's heartbreaking, and I've been reflecting on how we can do better for our community."

Source: finance.yahoo.com