The Far-Right is Rising - Part II: “They Knew...and They Did it Anyway” with Yaёl Eisenstat

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🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In the second episode of “The Far-Right is Rising”, host Reed Galen is joined by Yaёl Eisenstat, Vice President of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center for Technology & Society. They discuss the conditions that present the greatest risk for radicalization, the negligence of social media platforms when it comes to the spread of extremism and disinformation, and how the actions (or lack thereof) in the digital world often very tangibly make their mark on the analog world. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, this is the second of three episodes on the rise of right-wing extremism in the United States.
0:05.8	If you haven't had a chance to listen to episode one, you don't have to do it in order,
0:09.8	but please do go back and give it a listen.
0:12.1	In the meantime, I hope you learn as much from this interview as I did conducting.
0:16.4	And now, on with the show.
0:26.2	Welcome back to the Lincoln Project.
0:28.2	I'm your host, Reed Gaillan.
0:30.4	Today, I'm joined by Yale Eisenstein,
0:32.5	Vice President of the Annie Deformation League's Center for Technology and Society.
0:37.2	In this role, she leads ADL's efforts to hold tech companies accountable for hate and extremism on their platforms.
0:43.6	Prior to ADL, she served as an intelligence officer, diplomat,
0:47.1	White House advisor, and is the head of Global Elections Integrity for Political Advertising at Facebook.
0:52.2	I have some things to talk to you about that.
0:54.4	She holds an MA in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins,
0:57.6	and is coming to us today from New York City.
0:59.9	Yale, welcome to the show.
1:01.9	I'm very happy to be here.
1:03.7	So you have quite an interesting background.
1:06.2	So tell us a little bit about how you got started.
1:08.9	So I see intelligence officer.
1:11.2	What does that mean to the extent that you can tell us without killings?
1:14.4	Of course.
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