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Police identified the woman believed to have shot several people at YouTube on Tuesday as San Diego resident Nasim Najafi Aghdam. Several news outlets, including NBC News, BuzzFeed and the San Jose Mercury News say that Aghdam was angry at YouTube after it limited access to her videos.

The latest: Three victims were taken to San Francisco General Hospital while San Bruno Police say they are still investigating.

Police identify YouTube shooter as San Diego woman

Several news outlets say she was angry at the company for limiting access to her videos.

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From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

Police identify YouTube shooter as San Diego woman

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