One Click Away: How Online Extremism is Hidden in Plain Sight by Emily Zhang published on 2022-03-21T07:02:36Z “One Click Away: How Online Extremism is Hidden in Plain Sight” explores one of the most harmful phenomena to arise from our current technological age: online extremism. Podcast creators Sophia Shin, Matthew Suescun, and Emily Zhang share the procedure, results, and analysis of their own investigation into the alt-right pipeline conducted on Facebook and TikTok. Their study reveals that anyone from any demographic is susceptible to falling victim to this dangerous rabbit hole. It is only after we understand the mechanisms that drive this internet phenomenon and its broader societal implications that we can begin to work toward remedying its negative effects.
