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Crazy/Genius

How Did the Far Right Take Over the Web?

Crazy/Genius

The Atlantic Monthly Group, LLC

Business, Society & Culture, Technology

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

From Charlottesville, Virginia, to Christchurch, New Zealand, the last few years have been filled with examples of online hatred spilling over into offline violence. How did the Web become one big media channel for the far right, and how can we make the Internet safe from extremism? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.0

I cannot hand any of my digital devices over to a friend or a loved one or a colleague

0:40.6

without fear of them thinking that I am some kind of monster.

0:44.0

That's Joan Donovan. She's not a monster. She's the director of technology at the

0:49.4

Harvard Kennedy Shorenstein Center where she researches some monstrous behavior.

0:55.0

We spend a lot of time tracking white supremacist groups online because they are often

1:00.0

at the forefront of media manipulation issues, always trying to trick a journalist into covering an issue a certain way.

1:07.0

And where do you see these groups posing a threat?

1:10.0

Anywhere, there's Wi-Fi.

1:19.0

They'll hide in depression forums, they'll hide in gaming communities, they'll hide in issues related to immigration.

1:23.0

They'll hide in economic forums.

1:26.0

Joan isn't just a voyeur.

1:30.0

She's a meteorologist.

1:32.0

By watching extremist activity online... She's a meteorologist.

1:33.0

By watching extremist activity online,

1:35.0

she can see a storm before it hits.

1:38.0

Two years ago, Joan was monitoring chatter on a far right Facebook group.

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