While legacy media were more restrained about showing graphic footage, it was easily available across X and Meta, writes Andrew Griffin

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

Graphic video of the killings of Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska spread widely online this week. How did we become so desensitized to violence?

While legacy media were more restrained about showing graphic footage, it was easily available across X and Meta, writes Andrew Griffin

Video was easy to find on X, TikTok, YouTube — even on Truth Social, where President Trump posted official word of the conservative activist's death.

Moments after the news broke, the content started