Overview

• Police are searching for the unidentified gunman who killed Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, with a $100,000 reward publicized and reports stating Bill Ackman pledged to add $1 million.
• Bluesky’s Safety account told users that glorifying violence violates its Community Guidelines and cited its Cardinal Directions rules against content that shows or promotes harm.
• Multiple outlets documented Bluesky posts celebrating the killing and circulating alleged hit lists naming figures such as J.K. Rowling, President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and conservative commentators.
• Elon Musk criticized the activity from his X account, while Meta, YouTube and Reddit issued statements condemning celebratory content and applied restrictions to related material.
• Some posts were removed by Thursday, according to reports, but coverage described uneven enforcement as the content spread across a platform that reports tens of millions of users.