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DESCRIPTION:SSP Wednesday Seminar with speaker Tamar Mitts\, Columbia Unive
 rsity\n\nThe regulation of social media platforms has become one of the mo
 st pressing and contested global policy issues. From combating misinformat
 ion and hate speech\, to terrorist propaganda and other harmful material\,
  debates over how to make online platforms safe have taken center stage. D
 espite recent efforts to combat online extremism\, many violent actors sti
 ll successfully operate on social media platforms\, disseminating propagan
 da\, recruiting supporters\, and inspiring violence. How can these actors
 ––who face an increasingly disruptive information environment––con
 tinue to use the internet effectively to advance their cause? In this pres
 entation\, Prof. Mitts will outline a theory that explains the mechanisms 
 by which extremist actors build resilience to content moderation by focusi
 ng\, in particular\, on a multi-platform environment. Exploring data on mi
 litant groups’ online networks\, archives of banned terrorist propaganda
 \, and platforms’ enforcement actions\, Prof Mitts will discuss how when
  social media platforms differ in their content moderation policies\, extr
 emists adapt by exploiting inconsistencies in platform rules\, and multi-p
 latform environments allow violent actors to remain a threat.
LOCATION:E40-496\, limited to MIT Community only
SUMMARY:Moderating Extremism: The Challenge of Combating Online Harms
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 enge_of_combating_online_harms
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