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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Australia’s eSafety watchdog tells social media giants to shield kids from gruesome Kirk shooting footage

Charlie Kirk speaks before he was shot during his visit to Utah Valley University in Utah.
Charlie Kirk speaks before he was shot during his visit to Utah Valley University in Utah. Photograph: Tess Crowley/AP

Australia’s eSafety watchdog has asked social media companies to do more to guard children from seeing graphic footage of rightwing activist Charlie Kirk being shot dead.

Kirk, an ally to US president Donald Trump, was killed while speaking on a university campus in Utah on Thursday.

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