#extremism
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Obama: extremism drift is not inevitable
The former US president told a Glasgow audience that online platforms fuel anger and fear, but hope remains worth fighting for.
BBC News · 1m
Germany news: Merz rails against extremism, AfD sympathizers
Chancellor Merz condemns AfD's rise in state legislatures as historic break.
Dw · 2m

Pentagon's anti-woke influencer praised dictators and attacked women
A retired Army colonel with a Pentagon contract has a history of extremist posts praising murderous dictators and calling liberal women a pestilence.
WIRED · 1m
Flydubai co-pilot lost job for extremism
Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, 29, was dismissed after attempting a terrorist act on a flight to Tel Aviv.
The Japan Times · 1m

Meta's Anti-Terrorism Board Loses Six Expert Advisers
Six independent experts resign from the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism after Meta proposes stripping the advisory committee of its watchdog powers.
WIRED · 2m

AI Anxiety Spreads to Extremism
AI fears fuel violence as US and China react differently.
Foreign Policy · 1m

Sorkin on Social Reckoning and Zuckerberg
Sorkin’s film on Facebook’s role in polarization hits theaters.
Vanity Fair · 1m

The Proud Boys next door
A Black filmmaker spent years inside the Proud Boys, and what he found was uncomfortably ordinary.
Mother Jones · 4m