Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, died Wednesday after he was&nbsp;shot at an event&nbsp;at Utah Valley University.&nbsp;Kirk’s assassination was instantly broadcast to the world from multiple perspectives on social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X. But in the hours and days that have followed, the video and various derivative versions of it have proliferated alongside an increasingly divisive debate over Kirk’s legacy, the possible motives of the assassin, and the political implications. It is clear that, in some cases, the tech platforms are struggling to enforce their own content moderation rules, raising questions about their policies and investments in trust and safety, even as AI generated material plays a more significant role in the information ecosystem. To learn more about these phenomena, Justin Hendrix spoke to Wired senior correspondent Lauren Goode, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/charlie-kirk-shot-videos-spread-social-media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">who is covering this story</a>.

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