(NPR) Across The Internet, A Game Of Whac-A-Mole Is Underway To Root Out Extremism

Across The Internet, A Game Of Whac-A-Mole Is Underway To Root Out Extremism




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Across The Internet, A Game Of Whac-A-Mole Is Underway To Root Out Extremism






After the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, big tech companies accelerated a process of "deplatforming," or removing the right of extremists to use their technology. But the far-right is quickly adjusting to this reality.



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Across The Internet, A Game Of Whac-A-Mole Is Underway To Root Out Extremism






How are alternative platforms, where extremist ideology and disinformation thrive, monitored? Can we ever really root out extremism in the virtual space or will the targets just keep jumping around?





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