Source Evidence & Context

• Over-attribution: Blaming the internet alone and ignoring social and political drivers.
• Under-attribution: Treating online propaganda as harmless “speech” even when it systematically recruits, instructs, and incites.

The core reality is that online networks are powerful multipliers. They compress time, widen reach, and intensify group dynamics—conditions that extremist movements can exploit to move some individuals faster from grievance to ideology to violence.

References

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