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| “Incels” are an online community of mostly young men, some of whom promote violent hatred of women. In the online world, violent extremism is evolving in ever more fluid ways — with fatal consequences in the real world. Film supported by @Mishcon de Reya LLP See more from our Now & Next series: https://films.economist.com/nowandnext 00:00 - How the internet is changing violent extremism 01:10 - The radicalisation superhighway 02:50 - The myth of the lone wolf 03:47 - Incels, QAnon and the digital sphere 04:20 - Violent subcultures and niche communities 05:31 - Alt-right and far right groups 07:30 - Instant, endless misinformation 07:59 - Andrew Tate and the normalisation of hate 09:15 - AdTech, interception and prevention View all of The Economist’s international coverage: https://econ.st/3EwSjfM Sign up to our newsletter The World In Brief: https://econ.st/3Mn3IR3 Listen to an episode of “The Economist Asks” podcast about what makes an extremist: https://econ.st/3RQrPsB Read about how America’s far right were energised by covid-19 lockdowns: https://econ.st/3EMYBIn Why white nationalist terrorism is a global threat: https://econ.st/3MAdX4R Find out why tech giants are under fire for facilitating terrorism: https://econ.st/3MomU12 What its chosen reading says about America’s far-right? https://econ.st/3fX7Z1k The charm of cryptocurrencies for white supremacists: https://econ.st/3fPxu4F What is the “Great Replacement” right-wing conspiracy theory? https://econ.st/3CubvZ0 In America, far-right terrorist plots have outnumbered far-left ones in 2020: https://econ.st/3fLf7hg Why free speech, hate speech and radicalisation are hard to define: https://econ.st/3yuh48e America grapples with a lethal mix of terrorism and lax gun laws: https://econ.st/3Vi7n6D Should the tech giants be liable for content?: https://econ.st/3ChrMjI |
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