The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism
One of the top concerns when it comes to the harms of social media and political polarization in the United States is the fear of echo chambers or people…
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YouTube, Facebook Commit to Tackling Online Extremism, Educating Younger Users: Report
YouTube and Facebook on Thursday reportedly committed to taking additional steps to delete violent content on their platforms as part of efforts to tackle…
Twitter team to fight online extremism ‘vanishes’ after Musk takeover | Digit
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Twitter's ambitious plan to tackle extremism on its platform went for a toss when Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced buying it, and in…
Twitter had a new plan to fight extremism — then Elon arrived
It had been a long pandemic for Twitter’s research team. Tasked with solving some of the platform’s toughest problems around harassment, extremism, and…
Facebook, Instagram Banned by Russia on ‘Extremism’ Charges Amid Ukraine Crisis
A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram on Monday for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta. The Tverskoy…
Homeland Security may use companies to find extremism on social media
The Department of Homeland Security might not rely solely on in-house systems to spot extremist threats on social media. Intelligence officer and initiative…