US House Committee Summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to Testify on Online Radicalization

US House committee summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to testify on online radicalization

The House Oversight Committee has requested that the CEOs of Discord, gaming platform Steam, Twitch, and Reddit testify on October 8th about online radicalization.

CEOs Including Valve's Gabe Newell and Twitch's Dan Clancy Called to Testify at Congress on 'Radicalization of Online Forum Users' After Charlie Kirk Assassination

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Congress to question Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and Valve over role in Kirk shooting

In the wake of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s killing, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer has called on the CEOs of Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and Valve to testify at an Oct. 8 hearing on online radicalization.The hearing follows claims that the accused shooter — a 22-year-old white man from Utah — may have been influenced by extremist communities online. “Congress has a duty to oversee the online platform…