There is more material on the existential problems
that the tech world faces in stopping white supremacy without shutting down
free user speech on the Internet, even when compared with similar concerns
about ISIS 3-4 years ago. Eliza Mackintosh explains for CN here.
This discussion fits in with a longer discussion I
gave of “stochastic threats” on Monday.
The problem is partly that the US ethno-right has set
up codes words for extremist concepts based on common English phrases and memes. Similar material in radical Islam is outside
normal English language usage.
Furthermore, it is apparent that Donald Trump himself
used some of these metaphors in his campaign. Some examples of possible results
could include Comet Ping Pong, for example.
But generally the problems are more serious in other western
countries outside the US.
There would be a good argument for letting people read
the “manifesto” so they learn to recognize the code words better.
When I posted the link to this story on Twitter, the
link to it did not expand. It did on Facebook.
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