Overview
- The Texas attorney general issued an expanded Civil Investigative Demand to Discord focusing on extremist material, sexual exploitation of minors, the rise of nihilistic shooters, and the platform’s addictiveness for minors.
- The move follows reports that Tyler Robinson, charged in Charlie Kirk’s killing, appeared to confess in a private Discord chat shared with The Washington Post.
- The FBI is examining the private chat, and FBI Director Kash Patel said there were a lot more than 20 people connected to it.
- Discord said its internal review found no evidence that its service was used to plan or promote the attack.
- Utah prosecutors have charged Robinson with capital murder and announced they will seek the death penalty.