Professor Nyhan publishes report on exposure to online political extremism
February 15, 2021
The January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol exposed what has been obvious to scholars for years: political extremism and white supremacist ideologies are unsettlingly common in the United States. Critics argue that online platforms such as YouTube play an important role in exposure to extremist ideas, but there has been little research on who accesses this content or how often they do so. In a recent report, Professor Nyhan and colleagues address this question and examine exposure to political extremist content on Youtube.
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