How platforms are responding to the Charlie Kirk shooting

Horrifying videos of influencer and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk being fatally shot were widely available on social media platforms. We’ve reached out to some of the platforms to ask how they will be treating the videos and charged posts about the shooting. So far, we’re aware of responses from Bluesky, Meta, Reddit, and YouTube.

Discord, TikTok, and X didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment from The Verge.

Update, September 10th: Added statement from a Reddit spokesperson.