A research group documented a more than 600% increase in online calls for civil war on platforms like 4Chan and Reddit in the day following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally. Researchers also found over double the normal daily volume of specific online threats or encouragements of violence. The shooter in the Trump assassination attempt had posted troubling content with antisemitic and anti-immigration themes as well as calls for political violence. A new report found common online glorification of mass shooters and targeted violence, with Google searches often leading to platforms hosting troubling discussions.
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00:02A research group documented a more than 600% increase in online calls for civil war on
00:08platforms like 4chan and Reddit in the day following the attempted assassination of Donald
00:12Trump at a rally.
00:14Researchers also found over double the normal daily volume of specific online threats or
00:19encouragements of violence.
00:21The shooter in the Trump assassination attempt had posted troubling content with anti-Semitic
00:25and anti-immigration themes, as well as calls for political violence.
00:29A new report found common online glorification of mass shooters and targeted violence, with
00:34Google searches often leading to platforms hosting troubling discussions.
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