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When conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University, videos of the attack spread almost instantly across social media. Within minutes, graphic clips appeared on TikTok, X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

Lawmakers quickly demanded that the platforms take action. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) publicly called on Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok to remove the footage. Luna wrote on X, "He has a family, young children, and no one should be forced to relive this tragedy online." Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) echoed the plea, saying, "I agree completely! I NEVER want to see that again!! I hate that I saw it at all."

That outrage quickly shifted the spotlight to th

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