James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, told Newsmax on Thursday about the invitation he extended to CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to testify on how their platforms might be contributing to online radicalization, citing the case of conservative leader Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin.
“We have a lot of questions for the CEOs,” Comer told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.” “There’s a pattern that’s developed where a lot of the younger criminals who have committed some of the most high-profile crimes we’ve seen over the last three months have all been communicating on these platforms.”
The Oct. 8 hearing comes as investigators continue examining the background of Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old charged with assassinating Kirk last week in Utah. Court documents and media reports allege Robinson spent significant time on Discord, an online chat app popular among gamers but also used by extremist communities. He is accused of posting messages about weapons and making violent threats in the weeks before Kirk’s killing.
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