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The brutal assassination of Charlie Kirk while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 shocked the nation and ripped through the conservative movement. Kirk’s killing was a targeted, public act that left families grieving and conservatives demanding answers about how this level of political violence could occur on American soil. The scale and brazenness of the attack make clear that this is not isolated criminality but a symptom of a broken information ecosystem and deteriorating public safety.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer has stepped up where too many in Washington only posture, saying Congress must work with social media companies to stop the online radicalization that feeds real-world attacks. Comer has framed the committee’s work as seeking “solutions to the problems,” pushing for concrete oversight rather than the usual political grandstanding from the left. This is the kind of hard-nosed, results-focused approach America needs: hold platforms accountable while preserving our freedoms.
In a direct move to get answers, Comer’s committee has summoned the CEOs of platforms like Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to testify in October about how their services can be used to radicalize and mobilize violence. Republicans on the Oversight Committee are doing the job Democrats refuse to do: subpoena, investigate, and demand transparency from the tech giants whose algorithms and policies have made outrage into profit. If these companies want the privileges of operating in America, they must accept the responsibilities that come with it.
Meanwhile, the corporate media and Silicon Valley have spent the last week playing both victim and judge—profiting off the spectacle while wringing their hands about “content moderation” after hosting graphic footage and praise for the shooter. Conservatives should be blunt: these platforms have created and monetized chaos, then pretend to be shocked when the chaos comes home. Voters are tired of platitudes; they want enforceable standards, not moral lectures from executives who cash checks from both sides of the aisle.
Congressional action must combine accountability with common-sense safety measures: subpoenaed testimony, algorithmic transparency, real penalties for platforms that knowingly facilitate violence, stronger cooperation with law enforcement, and expanded parental controls that protect kids from radicalizing content. At the same time, conservatives must resist any attempt to weaponize this tragedy into censorship of political speech; protecting Americans from violence and protecting freedom of expression are not mutually exclusive. Chairman Comer’s posture—tough on Big Tech, protective of speech, relentless for results—is exactly the blend of courage and principle we need in Washington.
Now is the time for every patriot to stand up for accountability and security. Support the Oversight Committee’s hearings, demand answers from these companies, and insist on policies that stop radicalization without surrendering our liberties. We owe Charlie Kirk, his family, and every American the truth and the reforms that will prevent another political murder from ever happening again.
