How to stop online extremism from becoming offline violence
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In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, this past week, social media platforms immediately faced public scrutiny for their role in the attack. Footage of the suspect's livestream circulated from Twitch, to Streamable, to Twitter, and Facebook. Despite best efforts to scrub the video from social media sites, the shooting was reportedly viewed over 3 million times. The shooter's digital footprint also included Reddit, 4chan, and Discord discussion boards leading up to the racially-motivated attack in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo.
The proliferation of extremist content online is an issue Silicon Valley has struggled to tamp down on in recent years. But accountability and solutions need to involve everyone—not just Big Tech. This week on Endless Thread, we talk to two experts on if and how online platforms can better moderate content to prevent offline violence in the future.
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