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Teens are Being Driven to Extremism by Targeted Social Media Content

The Weirton Daily Times
Article Source: The Weirton Daily Times

Article Source: The Weirton Daily Times

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  • Dana Coester, a professor at the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University, conducted a study of polarization and online extremism.
  • After simulating the internet access of a hypothetical 13-year-old boy for her study, Coester concluded teens and young adult males are being targeted by weaponized social media posts designed to push them toward extremism. Read More

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