What world are we living in when 13-year-olds are waking up, scrolling through social feeds and seeing videos of live assassinations? Videos of the Charlie Kirk assassination ran across TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads and Bluesky, reaching more than a billion people. Many of these videos are still live across these platforms. And with every view, these platforms make more money as they serve more ads and profit directly from tragic loss of life.
Trolling, abuse and public death threats reign free on these public platforms, causing harm to millions on a daily basis and accelerating an epidemic of suicide and self-harm. And now public assassinations and public celebration of these heinous crimes.
