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Crackdown on misinformation pushes extremists t other forums

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Crackdown on online hate speech pushes extremists to other platforms

In a Congressional hearing this week, the heads of Facebook and Twitter said they're taking measures to slow the spread of hate speech and conspiracies on their sites in the wake of the Jan 6 insurrection. But a crackdown on mainstream platforms is pushing extremists onto less monitored forums. Simon Ostrovsky reports as part of our series, “Exploring Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and Extremism."

04/03/2021

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