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Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

I'm a teenager who was lured into the manosphere. Here's how to reach young men like me | Josh Sargent

Young men drawn to harmful online communities seek meaning, status, and certainty; behaviors should be reframed as responses to uncertainty, not innate moral failings.
US politics
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
6 days ago

Ann Rostow: The Kids Are Not Okay - San Francisco Bay Times

Leading Young Republican leaders exchanged deeply racist, antisemitic, and violent messages in leaked Telegram chats, revealing extremist attitudes among some party youth officials.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Extremists exploit political trigger events' to recruit people online, says study

Extremists exploit online political-violence events to recruit supporters, amplify violent tactics, and incite retaliatory attacks across ideological spectrums.
fromAxios
1 month ago

Bullet inscriptions test journalism norms around spreading shooters' messages

[T]he highest order of business" for journalists is to try and get to the facts without giving shooters the attention they seek, but that's become more difficult with this new wave of "performative" attacks,Terence Samuel, chair of the National Press Foundation Board of Directors and former editor-in-chief at USA Today, told Axios. Threat level: Theinternet subculture that fosters and spreads extremist communities online isn't going anywhere, and journalists have to learn how to navigate the toxic ideology they put out.
Media industry
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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Troubled Teens and Online Radicalization

Troubled teens actively seek extremist online content because sites meet unmet psychological needs, offering explanations, belonging, and validation that reinforce violent fantasies.
Public health
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Trump's Homeland Security Advisor Denies Victims of Far Right Shooting Equal Protection - emptywheel

Two shootings involved perpetrators influenced by online extremist and gore communities: one targeted Charlie Kirk; another attacked Evergreen High, injuring two before the shooter's suicide.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Groypers, Christian Nationalists, and the Online Extremism Few Americans Understand

Some violent acts are performative content for online nihilist subcultures, driven by audience and status rather than traditional goal-oriented ideology.
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

Kirk's killing sparks calls for unity - and deepens political divides

Americans are urged to resist rage after Kirk's killing, engage across political differences, demand social media accountability, and de-escalate online-fueled extremism.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Nick Fuentes Is Having a Moment

Nick Fuentes promotes extreme racist and antisemitic views, rejects J.D. Vance over his mixed-race family, and leverages large online followings to normalize far-right ideas.
Right-wing politics
fromWIRED
2 months ago

An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories

The account @PhDofbombsaway promoted conspiracy theories and pro-Trump content from 2019 to 2021, embodying a hardline, misogynistic worldview.
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