House Oversight Committee Required The CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit and Gaming Platform Steam testified on October 8 on alleged involvement in any online “radicalization” and “incitement to incite politically motivated behaviors”, according to a letter sent by the House committee to four tech CEOs.
In a statement, Rep. James Comer, chairman of the Oversight Committee, mentioned Charlie Kirk’s murder and “other politically motivated violence” that Congress has the responsibility to monitor the responsibility used by radicals to promote political violence,” he said.
“To prevent future radicalization and violence, the CEOs of Steam, Twitch and Reddit must appear before the oversight committee and explain the actions they will take to ensure that their platform is not used for evil purposes.”
Disharmonious Tell Reuters It looks forward to testifying in October, while Reddit said it is investigating the link between its platform and Kirk’s death. (TechCrunch has also contacted the summoned company.)
Kirk is a well-known conservative activist and a close ally of President Trump. Tyler Robinson shot Kirk last week, and Kirk spoke at an event in Utah. Robinson It seems to have been acknowledged Crime in a discord chat shortly before his arrest. Bullet Robinson Apparently there are memes and references engraved Play video games.
