>publicly demonizing these groups, we give them all the free publicity they need to recruit This used to be true, say, of protesting Klan rallies decades ago.

>publicly demonizing these groups, we give them all the free publicity they need to recruit This used to be true, say, of protesting Klan rallies decades ago. Now, however, platforms like FB are used to radicalize (sometimes surreptitiously) and can thrive in dark corners, as long as they reach their intended audience. Further, a frequent target is young white males, a generation of whom are growing up online. One mother has written a book about her experience, warning parents of the subtle ways they shift the dialogue and normalize racism via social media and online games. [0] Once these ideas fester, it's very difficult to walk them back. This is dangerous stuff, no different from radicalizing terrorists online. Deplatforming them works. FB should be doing exactly that, consistently. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/opinion/sunday/white-supremacist-recruitment.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/opinion/sunday/white-supr...