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Chris Bail - Online Extremism, Trolls, & the Myth of the Echo Chamber

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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Is This My Identity? Is It Over Here?

Yen: The internet gives us more room to create an identity that we didn't have. We are all looking to belong always, it's part of how we exist in the world as human beings. You can have no power in your real life and have a lot of power on the inder net, which is, oh, yes, i we. Rig you find your community, you find your people, and you find instant validation.

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