We Still Don’t Take Online Extremism Seriously

What happened was a result of months’ worth of post-election conspiracy theories and incitement to action

Jared L. Holt
GEN
Published in
3 min readJan 7, 2021

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The insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol building on January 6 confirms what extremism researchers have warned for years: The rhetoric and activity of radical online communities and the actions they…

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Jared L. Holt
GEN
Writer for

Political reporter, tech junkie, and dog owner in Washington, D.C.