Hacker News with Generative AI: Extremism

A dose of MDMA transformed a white supremacist (bbc.com)
Brendan was once a leader in the US white nationalist movement. But when he took the drug MDMA in a scientific study, it would radically change his extremist beliefs – to the surprise of everyone involved. Rachel Nuwer investigates what happened.
Drugs, Psychology, Extremism, Social Change
44 points by fzliu 6 days ago | 13 comments
A mole infiltrated the highest ranks of American militias (propublica.org)
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
Politics, Extremism, Investigations, Journalism, Military
454 points by colinprince 26 days ago | 312 comments
Alleged CEO Shooter Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized by Pain (shatterzone.substack.com)
I’ve spent much of the last ten years reading manifestos and being a fly on the wall in different little online boltholes where extremists plan and seek to incite mass shootings. When Luigi Mangione, the suspected shooter of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was arrested at a McDonald’s, it didn’t take long for digital sleuths to put together a comprehensive record of his online activity.
Crime, Extremism, Online Activity, Mass Shootings
10 points by matthewsinclair 51 days ago | 8 comments
Subscriptions Drive Views of Extremist Videos on YouTube (home.dartmouth.edu)
Study shows viewership of harmful content concentrated among a small group of users.
YouTube, Extremism, Social Media, Content Moderation, Research
16 points by alephnerd 88 days ago | 13 comments
Facebook Auto-Generating Militia Pages as Extremists Organize in Plain Sight (wired.com)
Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts. Meta isn’t shutting their groups down and is even auto-generating pages.
Social Media, Politics, Extremism, Facebook
30 points by tobr 92 days ago | 7 comments
Facebook Is Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Organize (wired.com)
Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts. Meta isn’t shutting their groups down and is even auto-generating pages.
Social Media, Politics, Extremism, Facebook, Election
17 points by ttyprintk 93 days ago | 6 comments
Telegram Became a Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists (nytimes.com)
Telegram, Crime, Extremism, Terrorism
8 points by aguaviva 145 days ago | 3 comments
He Was an FBI Informant–and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists (wired.com)
FBI, Extremism, Terrorism, Law Enforcement, Information
5 points by Teever 182 days ago | 5 comments
Canada's extremist attack on free speech (theatlantic.com)
Canada, Free Speech, Politics, Extremism
73 points by duringmath 233 days ago | 64 comments
Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups (wired.com)
Social Media, Extremism, Facebook, Militias, News
42 points by laurex 273 days ago | 81 comments