The Promise — and Pitfalls — of Researching Extremism Online

How big of a problem is extremism in the United States and around the world? Is it getting worse? Are social media platforms responsible, or did the internet simply reveal existing trends? We have few answers because this research is easy to do poorly and hard to do well. The challenges fall into three buckets: users, platforms, and content.
Source: The RAND Blog - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: blogs