Videos of individuals mocking and celebrating the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk circulated widely online in recent days.
The clips drew outrage from conservatives who viewed the reactions as hateful and offensive.
While many conservatives expressed anger privately, some have taken more direct action.
Among them is Olivia Krolczyk, a conservative activist who has led a campaign to identify and report individuals who posted messages about Kirk’s death.
Krolczyk has spent the past several days calling employers and universities to alert them about online posts she identified.
She has described her efforts as an attempt to hold people accountable for what she considered extreme and hateful statements.
Krolczyk believes her actions have led to more than 400 people being fired or expelled.
She reported that those targeted include professors, activists, students and others with public and private employment.
The activist said she considered her campaign necessary after seeing numerous posts celebrating Kirk’s death.
She explained that she wanted to ensure that individuals expressing such views faced consequences in professional and educational settings.
Reports indicate that one database tracking such incidents has received more than 65,000 submissions.
The database records instances where users flag posts, accounts, or individuals for institutions or employers to review.
The scale of the reporting has led some observers to describe the event as one of the largest coordinated mass firing efforts linked to online speech in recent history.
Thousands of additional cases are reportedly under review, according to the database’s administrators.
Reactions to the campaign have been divided.
Critics on the left have argued that punishing individuals for political expression mirrors the “cancel culture” they accuse conservatives of opposing.
Some have described the firings and expulsions as unfair retaliation.
Krolczyk has rejected that characterization.
She said that her actions are distinct from cancel culture, emphasizing that the people she reported were not simply expressing political opinions.
She argued that many posts explicitly called for harm against conservatives.
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Supporters of the campaign contend that it delivers a strong message to liberals who they say have used social media campaigns to target conservatives in recent years.
They believe that the response demonstrates conservatives can organize similar efforts to hold the other side accountable.
Some conservative commentators have compared this campaign to earlier instances where left-leaning activists pressured employers to discipline or remove conservative employees.
They argue that those tactics set the precedent for current events.
As the campaign continues, Krolczyk has said she intends to keep reporting individuals she finds celebrating Kirk’s death online.
She views the effort as a way to prevent further public displays that she believes cross a line into targeted hate.
