"The House Oversight Committee has requested that the CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit, and gaming platform Steam testify on October 8th about their platforms' alleged involvement in any online "radicalization" and the "incitement to commit politically motivated acts," according to letters sent from the House committee to the four tech CEOs."
"Discord told Reuters that it looked forward to testifying in October, while Reddit said it was investigating the link between its platform and Kirk's death. Kirk was a prominent conservative activist and a close ally of President Trump. Tyler Robinson shot and killed Kirk last week while Kirk spoke at an event in Utah. Robinson reportedly appeared to have confessed to committing the crime in a chat on Discord shortly before his arrest."
The House Oversight Committee requested that the CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit, and Steam testify on October 8 about alleged roles in online radicalization and incitement to politically motivated acts. Rep. James Comer cited the murder of Charlie Kirk and other politically motivated violence as justification for congressional oversight of platforms used to advance political violence. The committee demanded that the CEOs explain actions to prevent platform exploitation for nefarious purposes. Discord said it looked forward to testifying in October. Reddit said it was investigating any link between its platform and Kirk's death. Tyler Robinson reportedly confessed in a Discord chat and used bullets engraved with memes and video game references when he killed Kirk.
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