Report: The Death of Charlie Kirk Led to a New Age of Bosses Policing Social Media

Now months after the September 10 assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, there’s been a sort of paradigm shift among employers emboldened to snoop on their employees’ social media activity and discipline or fire them, according to a Washington Post story by corporate culture reporter Taylor Telford.

As Telford put it:

“Workers are increasingly being disciplined over posts on social or political issues that companies may view as a source of reputational risk, employment experts say, as companies tighten policies and step up surveillance of online activity.”

A human resources expert named Jim Link explained to Telford that the response from right-wing groups furious about people’s nasty Charlie Kirk posts has given way to aggressive policin