A message sent from Robinson's Discord account read, "Hey guys, I have bad news for you all," followed by, "It was me at UVU yesterday. I'm sorry for all of this."

Thursday evening, at approximately 7:57 p.m. local time, marked the time this admission appeared, roughly two hours ahead of Robinson's detention by authorities, The Washington Post reported.

An individual from the Discord group provided screenshot evidence to The Washington Post and verified the message originated from Robinson's profile, requesting anonymity due to concerns about potential harassment.

Authorities received the confession message from Discord after the platform cooperated with law enforcement, based on information from an individual with knowledge of the company's involvement with investigators who requested anonymity since they lacked authorization for public statements about the case.

Robinson had sent his admission to a private Discord group consisting of online acquaintances, with the platform actively collaborating with FBI agents and regional law enforcement by supplying details about Robinson's digital footprint, the source explained.

The platform stated, following an internal review, that investigators found "no evidence that the suspect planned this incident or promoted violence on Discord."

Screenshots provided to The Washington Post reveal group members discussing Kirk's death on Wednesday afternoon, prior to news emerging about Robinson's suspected involvement, within a chat containing approximately 30 participants based on the source's account. One participant post, "Charlie Kirk got shot," based on message screenshots. Roughly 90 minutes afterward, someone else commented, "I just saw the video holy s---," before writing about Kirk, "Bro didn't deserve to go out like that sad."

Robinson's account remained silent until Thursday, when the "bad news" announcement appeared. The message stated, "I'm surrendering through a sheriff friend in a few moments," then added, "thanks for all the good times and laughs, you've all been so amazing, thank you all for everything."

Screenshots reviewed by The Washington Post indicate Robinson received no immediate replies Thursday night, though Friday brought a response from one participant who acknowledged the confession appeared genuine, requesting members "pray for Tyler and his repentance" before addressing Kirk's death. The participant wrote, "While Charlie Kirk's politics were not acceptable to some I ask that we all say a prayer for him and his family during these confusing times."

A separate Discord conversation from earlier Thursday involved Robinson joking about a "doppelganger" attempting to frame him following police release of suspect photos resembling Robinson, as The New York Times documented, with Cox acknowledging Sunday that conversation occurred and Robinson's associates "did not believe it was actually him" during that exchange, while the individual supplying Discord screenshots to The Washington Post clarified these messages originated from a separate chat group.

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Turkey has blocked access to the instant messaging platform Discord following a court decision, as the platform refused to share user information requested by Ankara, Turkish officials announced on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu highlighted the challenges faced by authorities in monitoring and intervening when illegal or criminal content is shared on Discord. "Security personnel cannot go through the content. We can only intervene when users complain to us about content shared there," he told reporters in parliament. Uraloglu added, "Since Discord refuses to share its own information, including IP addresses and content, with our security units, we were forced to block access."

The block comes in the wake of public outrage in Turkey over the murder of two women by a 19-year-old man in Istanbul earlier this month. Social media content revealed that some Discord users subsequently praised the killings, prompting authorities to take action.

Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc explained that an Ankara court decided to block access to Discord from Turkey due to "sufficient suspicion that crimes of child sexual abuse and obscenity" had been committed by some users on the platform.

Turkey has banned Discord.

And hey I don't love Discord, but that's because too many people use is as a coordination tool when it was designed for gaming communities.

It absolutely should not be banned by any government.

This is why decentralization actually matters.

— abigail carlson (@abigailcarlson_) October 9, 2024

 This development follows a similar move by Russia's communications regulator, which blocked Discord on Tuesday for violating Russian law. The platform had previously been fined for failing to remove banned content, according to the TASS news agency.

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