The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee had hoped to hear testimony on Wednesday from the heads of gaming forums about “the radicalization of online forum users, including instances of open incitement to commit politically motivated acts.” The committee scheduled the hearings after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which prompted a renewal of the half-century debate over the role of video games in acts of violence.

After the assassination, reports emerged that bullet casings recovered from the shooting contained references to internet memes and the video game Helldivers 2 . That prompted some observers, like journalist Geraldo Rivera , to blame the suspect’s horrendous act on violent video games. A relative of the suspect told Fox News that he de

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