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From 4Chan to Charlottesville to DOGE

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

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From Ironic to Intense: The Dark Shift in Online Communities

This chapter examines how online communities have evolved under the influence of trolling and irony, particularly focusing on the exploitation by white supremacist groups following events like Gamergate. It discusses the chilling shift from ironic expressions of racism toward sincere, dangerous ideologies, culminating in the violent chaos witnessed at the Charlottesville rally.

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