COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death, his supporters have started a social media campaign, reporting critics to their employers if users deem they posted negatively about Kirk or celebrated his death. They say it's in the name of accountability, while those being targeted say it's "cancel culture" and concerning for free speech.

Elected officials, EMS personnel, and private citizens in Ohio are all facing backlash for speaking negatively about Kirk.

"We are seeing people respond in ways that are very threatening to individuals who maybe do not like the person; they are not mourning the way they think they should be," Rachel Coyle, a progressive activist, said.

Coyle, program director at the organization Ohioans Against Extremism, is one of those bei

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