"Charlie Kirk's mastery of social media was key to his rise as an influence in conservative politics. So the extent to which his death and its aftermath have played out on those forums shouldn't come as a surprise. In a microcosm of life today, social media is where Americans have gone to process last week's killing in Utah and is the chief tool his supporters are using to police those they feel aren't offering proper respect."
"Investigators are probing the time the man accused of killing Kirk, Tyler Robinson, spent in the "dark corners of the internet" - anti-social media, if you will - leading up to when he allegedly pulled the trigger. On the other side of the world, as the Kirk story preoccupied Americans, Nepal reeled from a spasm of violence that erupted when the government tried to ban social media platforms."
"Cox emerges as powerful spokesman against social media Utah's governor, Republican Spencer Cox, believes "cancer" isn't a strong enough word to describe social media. "The most powerful companies in the history of the world have figured out how to hack our brains, get us addicted to outrage ... and get us to hate each other," Cox said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press.""
Charlie Kirk's mastery of social media propelled his influence in conservative politics, and his death and its aftermath unfolded primarily on social platforms. Supporters used online forums to police perceived disrespect, while investigators examined accused shooter Tyler Robinson's time in the "dark corners of the internet" before the killing. Simultaneous unrest occurred in Nepal after a government attempt to ban social media. Utah's governor called social media "cancer," and a senator urged people to disengage from algorithm-driven outrage. Platforms struggled to contain violent videos, confrontational material and conspiracy theories spreading across feeds.
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