First posted to X, they amassed millions of views on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and Telegram within hours.

First posted to X, they amassed millions of views on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and Telegram within hours.

Videos of the shooting spread across TikTok, Instagram, and X. Researchers say that in some cases the platforms are falling short on enforcing their own content moderation rules.

Millions of people would see their brief exchange when footage of the assassination spread like wildfire across social media.

An assassination has raised fears of an increase in political violence.

The widespread and fast-moving campaign has already resulted in lost jobs, suspensions and internal investigations, heightening tensions online between supporters and detractors…