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A Year After Capitol Riot, Facebook Remains an Extremist Breeding Ground | Tech Transparency Project
by Tech Transparency Project
January 10, 2022
A year ago, Facebook tried to wash its hands of responsibility for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, despite the fact…
Rumble Mixes Cat Videos With Covid Misinformation. The Right Loves It | Rolling Stone
by Samantha Hissong
January 5, 2022
One day after Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account was suspended over Covid-19 misinformation, Rand Paul announced that he’s…
American support for conspiracy theories and armed rebellion isn’t new – we just didn’t believe it before the Capitol insurrection | The Conversation
by Amanda J. Crawford
January 4, 2022
Americans had to confront a new reality when an angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: Some…
The January 6 insurrection: One year later | The Brookings Institution
December 28, 2021
Nearly one year ago, a violent mob broke into the United States Capitol in an effort to halt the certification…
The Year in Conspiracy Theories, a 2021 Round-Up | Coda Story
by Isobell Cockerell
December 28, 2021
It’s been another bumper year for conspiracy theories. As the global vaccination rollout got underway, Covid mutated its way through…
Twitter Spaces is being used by the Taliban and white nationalists. | The Washington Post
by Elizabeth Dwoskin, Will Oremus, Craig Timberg and Nitasha Tiku
December 14, 2021
Earlier this year, as Twitter raced to roll out Spaces, its new live audio chat feature, some employees asked how…
How Steve Bannon Has Exploited Google Ads to Monetize Extremism | ProPublica
by Craig Silverman and Isaac Arnsdorf
December 1, 2021
Almost a year ago, Google took a major step to ensure that its ubiquitous online ad network didn’t put money…
Michael Flynn appears to have called QAnon ‘total nonsense’ despite his links | The Guardian
by Victoria Bekiempis
November 30, 2021
Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, appears to have called QAnon “total nonsense” and a “disinformation campaign” created…
How to address extremism among veterans | The Brookings Institution
November 29, 2021
The mob assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 opened a new chapter in domestic terrorism. For the…