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The problem there is that these sites have become echo-chambers, where they breed extremism. These kinds of ideologies (E.G. Nazism) need to be exposed to the l
by glennvtx 6y ago
The problem there is that these sites have become echo-chambers, where they breed extremism. These kinds of ideologies (E.G. Nazism) need to be exposed to the light, like a bacteria, in order to be shamed and debunked.
- paulgb 6y agoThis is a nice theory but are there any instances of Nazis being converted to normies because someone told them they were wrong on the internet? Instead what seems to happen is that normies get pulled into Nazi content because the recommendation algorithms on these sites see heated discussions as engagement and try to feed it.
- Izkata 6y agoThe only study I'm aware of on that is on Youtube's recommendation algorithm, which found the opposite is true - it tends to steer people away from radicalization.
- davidw 6y agoHow does that work out though in practice? If I go to a bar and there's some guy screaming about his Nazi ideology and the owners don't kick him out, I'm going to just move on. If some social media platform is full of trolls and hatred and such... people are just going to go away. It becomes a 'race to the bottom'.