"Good riddance."
Hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Emory University cancer researcher Anna Kenney posted a remark on a friend’s Facebook page. She thought little of it — until the next morning, when her words were splashed across the social media platform "X" alongside her photo and employer details.
Within days, the post had gone viral, a Republican politician called for her firing and Emory University cut ties with her. AJC reporter Thomas Lake sits down with Kenney to examine how a single comment ignited a firestorm and what her story reveals about the boundaries of free speech in the digital age.
🎥 : AJC | Charlie Kirk Show/Facebook | Media Matters
📸 : Anna Kenney
🖋️ : Thomas Lake/AJC
Sources: The Hill | Greenville News | The Guardian | Iowa Public Radio | Buddy Carter/X | Leftism/X
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