Charlie Kirk
(1993-2025)
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Creators and commentators are more anxious than ever about their safety. Some are wondering whether they should continue to make themselves so accessible.
By Jessica TestaJoseph Bernstein and Callie Holtermann
Creators and commentators are more anxious than ever about their safety. Some are wondering whether they should continue to make themselves so accessible.
Charlie Kirk
(1993-2025)
Supported by
Creators and commentators are more anxious than ever about their safety. Some are wondering whether they should continue to make themselves so accessible.
By Jessica TestaJoseph Bernstein and Callie Holtermann

After the assassination of the young conservative activist, some are receiving blowback for expressing sadness or sympathy online.

Public figures, academics and everyday business owners have faced consequences for comments that contained jokes, celebrations or…

The young conservative activist made his name by putting himself at the heart of debate on college campuses. It left him…

The two men had very different politics. But as a fellow star of a new political media class, the left-wing streamer had a…

Charlie Kirk’s mastery of social media was key to his rise as an influence in conservative politics. So the extent to which his…

Initial expressions of grief and shock were overtaken by open calls for reckoning and vengeance, as some proclaimed the country…