"In a September 15 letter to the leaders of Meta, X, YouTube, TikTok, Bluesky, and Truth Social, Higgins insisted platforms "are rightfully expected to expeditiously remove" posts praising Kirk's killing and bar their authors from creating new accounts. "Gleeful celebration of the heinous murder of an American citizen ... is not to be tolerated within the accepted and legal parameters of a free and humane society," Higgins wrote. He warned companies shielding users could lose the protections of Section 230, which shields platforms from liability for user content."
"Higgins's letter itself drew ridicule. Alejandra Caraballo, a cyber law instructor at Harvard Law School, pointed out that it addressed female Bluesky CEO Jay Graber as one of the "gentlemen." "They don't even know who Jay is," Caraballo wrote on Bluesky, calling the mistake emblematic of the letter's overreach. "He also does not understand section 230 at all," she added."
Rep. Clay Higgins demanded that social media platforms delete posts and permanently ban users who celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He sent a September 15 letter to leaders of Meta, X, YouTube, TikTok, Bluesky, and Truth Social insisting platforms are expected to expeditiously remove praise of Kirk's killing and bar authors from creating new accounts. He warned companies that shielding such users could jeopardize Section 230 protections. The letter drew ridicule for addressing Bluesky CEO Jay Graber as one of the "gentlemen." Cyber law instructor Alejandra Caraballo criticized the mistake and questioned Higgins's understanding of Section 230. Higgins chairs the House Oversight subcommittee on federal law enforcement and framed restrictions as a defense of constitutional order.
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