TikTok removes Charlie Kirk assassination trend audio and related content
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Updated · Fox News · May 3
TikTok removes Charlie Kirk assassination trend audio and related content
7 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 3
The platform said on Saturday the audio and videos violated its violent-content rules and that reposts were also being taken down after criticism from Turning Point USA.
The trend used audio referencing Kirk’s killing in outfit-transition clips, prompting condemnation from conservative commentators and some figures on the political left.
Turning Point USA said the videos trivialised political violence and disrespected a real attack, while TikTok contrasted its enforcement with other platforms where the content was still circulating.
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