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Conspiracy theories: how social media can help them spread and even spark violence (theconversation.com)
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Conspiracy theories: how social media can help them spread and even spark violence::Conspiracy theories may be baseless, but they can have a range of harmful real-world consequences, including spreading lies, undermining trust in media and government and inciting violence.

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[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

super-relevant video:

The Alt-Right Playbook: How to Radicalize a Normie

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It seems to only be conservatives who instigate violence based on consipracy theories. If we could limit their access to the internet, such violence would stop.

Maybe we can convince conservatives that internet use will innoculate them from a deadly pandemic. They would stop using the internet instantly.