Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., said Thursday he will push to bar social media users for life if they celebrate the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University, The Hill reported.
Higgins posted on X that he intends to use congressional authority and pressure major tech platforms to enforce permanent bans against those who mocked or endorsed the killing.
“I’m going to use Congressional authority and every influence with big tech platforms to mandate [an] immediate ban for life of every post or commenter that belittled the assassination of Charlie Kirk,” Higgins wrote.
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