US EditionCox Criticizes ‘Conflict Entrepreneurs’ in Wake of Kirk’s Death
Governor Spencer Cox attributes rising political violence to social media's role in radicalizing youth, citing addiction-like effects and linking it to recent assassinations including Charlie Kirk's death.
- Utah Governor Spencer Cox criticized social media, saying it fuels division and is linked to political violence, including the death of activist Charlie Kirk.
- Cox labeled individuals seeking to profit from public division as 'conflict entrepreneurs' and encouraged Americans to resist such influences.
- The governor emphasized the need for community and dialogue, contrasting his approach with those promoting division in political discourse.
- Cox stated that social media has played a 'direct role' in recent assassinations and attempts over the past five to six years.
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Republicans and Democrats alike post all day long, but some in both parties are coming to grips with social media’s role in political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing. GOP Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on NBC that “cancer probably isn’t a strong enough word” for social media and that it’s played a “direct role” in recent assassinations and attempted killings. “We’ve got social media companies that clearly are exploiting kids,” said Sen. Mark K…
Charlie Kirk's murder defends the remaining doubts about where the prevention focus should be on the sources of deregulation and destruction of social life.
Utah gov savages ‘cancer’ of social media: ‘played a direct role in every single assassination’ over past five years
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox faulted social media for being a driving force behind the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk by fomenting extremism and poisoning the national discourse.
Cox criticizes ‘conflict entrepreneurs’ in wake of Kirk’s death
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) criticized technology companies as “conflict entrepreneurs” that have turned Americans against each other, suggesting the public needs to reclaim its agency. “I can’t emphasize enough the damage that social media and the internet is doing to all of us, those dopamine hits. These companies, trillion dollar market caps, the most…
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox calls social media companies 'conflict entrepreneurs' that share blame for Charlie Kirk's death
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox spoke about political violence and social media on Sunday.Bethany Baker /The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty ImagesUtah Gov. Spencer Cox compared social media to fentanyl in an interview on Sunday.Cox said social media played a "direct role" in recent assassinations and assassination attempts."The conflict entrepreneurs are taking advantage of us, and we are losing our agency," Cox said.Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says there's a common t…
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