SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — After conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot, social media lit up. Some mourned his death while others harshly criticized him and his beliefs.

According to the Associated Press, many people have lost their jobs after posting controversial posts on social media following Charlie Kirk's death. Some say it raises the debate over free speech and employer authority.

Matthew Burbank, a political science professor at the University of Utah says, “if it is comments someone makes on their own social media on their own time, that is problematic and not a good idea for corporations to monitor that.”

Clayton Simms, a legal expert in Utah, says the First Amendment protects speech from government censorship, but it does not protect employees from being fired over what t

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