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Online Radicalization

As part of a series on extremism on the internet, Marketplace's Molly Wood explores how people get radicalized online.

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Online Radicalization

Extremists online: How a troll becomes a terrorist

by Molly Wood
Mar 21, 2019
Extremists are far too at home on social media. Whose job is it to root them out?
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What if social media treated extremist content like junk mail?

by Molly Wood
Mar 21, 2019
A former Facebook policy worker says platforms have a lot to lose if they don't crack down on misinformation.
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How internet 'echo chambers' lead to faster radicalization

by Molly Wood
Mar 20, 2019
"Large media corporations have a duty to take on this challenge," one expert says.
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More extremists are getting radicalized online. Whose responsibility is that?

by Molly Wood
Mar 19, 2019
And what can social media companies do to intervene?
Bellingcat, a research and investigative journalism site, is collecting and archiving social posts that show videos and images of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol last week.
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