Charlie Kirk’s Timeline Shooting at Utah Valley University
Charlie Kirk was filmed at the Utah Valley University event. This is the timeline of how it unfolded.
The graphic video of the aftermath of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk and the shooting death of Chaos on the University of Utah campus on September 10 was available on social media within minutes of the incident as millions of people watched, scrolled, transferred and played.
The ominous footage was widely seen on Facebook, Tiktok, X, YouTube, Instagram and even on multiple digital platforms, the true social social that President Donald Trump announced Kirk’s death.
Not all media platforms follow the same protocol in terms of how sensitive footage is displayed. So, Rep. Anna Polynalna, a Republican from Florida, is asking the social media giant to remove Kirk’s shooting death and the video shortly after that.
“I just received a word from Tiktok that I would delete the horrifying video of Charlie’s final moments,” Luna posted on X on September 11th. ”
Tiktok spokesman Jamie Favazza wrote in a statement issued hours before the Luna Post that the company was “sadly at the assassination” and “implemented additional safeguards to prevent unexpected viewing of footage that violates our rules.”
“These horrifying acts of violence have no place in our society,” Fabazza wrote in a statement provided to USA Today.
In a later post, Luna added that she had “full cooperation from all the companies we have contacted” about the video showing Kirk’s death. Right-wing representatives and Kirk Akorite pointed out Roblox, Reddit and Bluesky as the companies she contacted.
Reddit confirmed with USA Today that the company has begun taking steps to remove videos from its platform “just after incident” and denied doing so after a request from Luna.
“Our moderation team started watching violation content around Charlie Kirk yesterday. We have removed more than 100 experiences so far and continue to act,” Roblox said in a statement provided to USA Today.
Bluesky said in a statement that the platform has suspended its accounts saying it is “crossing this line and removing graphic videos for this horrifying event.” A follow-up email asking if Luna had contacted the company did not receive an immediate response.
Other platforms issue statements
Other platforms not mentioned by Luna told USA Today they would remove content surrounding Kirk’s death.
YouTube said the platform will remove “graphic content” related to Kirk’s death, particularly in an email to USA Today, especially if it doesn’t provide sufficient context for its audience.
“We continue to monitor this situation closely and may remove additional content that violates community guidelines,” YouTube said.
In a statement, Discord said it was “actively preventing video uploads and preventing the aggressive removal of related content that violates the policy.”
In an email on September 11, Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, told USA Today that it had applied warning labels to footage films and restricted videos to users over the age of 18.
“We are removing any content that praises, expresses or supports the case or the perpetrator,” Meta spokesman Andy Stone said in an email.
USA Today contacted X and asked if the platform would remove the video, but did not receive an immediate response.
