Government officials are pledging to go after alleged left-wing organizations they believe are funding political violence.
After Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) called out Roblox for allegedly hosting a game referencing Kirk’s slaying, CEO David Baszucki said its policies “prohibit content and behavior that re-enacts specific real world violent or sensitive events.” Several lawmakers have pressured platforms to remove posts making light of Kirk’s death.
A teen died by suicide after being convinced to send explicit messages to someone he met on Roblox, who turned out to likely be an adult, The New York Times reports. Now, his mom is suing the platform for allegedly failing to provide adequate guardrails, hoping to overcome Section 230.
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Nearly 90 percent of Homeland Security Investigations agents were tapped to assist removing immigrants for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Cato Institute reported. HSI is part of ICE but typically works on investigations like human trafficking and child exploitation. The numbers underscore concerns officials raised to me in this story.
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Chief Justice John Roberts granted an administrative stay preventing Democratic Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from resuming her work during an appeal of a decision that reversed her firing. Slaughter briefly returned to the office for the second time since her firing after the appeals court lifted an earlier stay.
