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Radicalization pipelines: How targeted advertising on social media drives people to extremes

  • Written by Jeanna Matthews, Professor of Computer Science, Clarkson University
Radicalization pipelines: How targeted advertising on social media drives people to extremesMany people are led to conspiracy theories and extremist views from less extreme positions.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Have you had the experience of looking at some product online and then seeing ads for it all over your social media feed? Far from coincidence, these instances of eerily accurate advertising provide glimpses into the...

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