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Social Platforms Duck Blame for Inflaming Divisions Before Charlie Kirk’s Death

After authorities said Mr. Kirk’s suspected shooter had been “radicalized” online, Meta, Reddit, TikTok and other platforms have stayed quiet — though not Elon Musk, who owns X.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

A camera operator films at a makeshift memorial for the political activist Charlie Kirk after his recent killing on campus at Utah Valley University in Orem.
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