Contrarian X PERIL Cynthia Miller-Idriss on the gendered aspect of violent extremism

It seems as though America can’t go a week without a tragic occurrence of violent extremism take place. What has changed in the last decade to make these events so much more prevalent? One answer could lie in the inner workings of the online ecosystem and how it impacts young men specifically.

Jen is joined by extremism scholar Cynthia Miller-Idriss to discuss the connection between the normalization of political misogyny and the rise of violent extremism, how online algorithms contribute to growing gender-based polarization in the lives of young people, and how other nations are years beyond the U.S. in tackling online extremism.

Get Cynthia’s new book, Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism here.

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