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Podcast: Stop the Killing
Episode: S5E11 THE DIGITAL WOLF PACK: INSIDE THE DARK SIDE OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES
Description: S5E11 THE DIGITAL WOLF PACK: INSIDE THE DARK SIDE OF ONLINE COMMUNITIESIn this episode of Stop the Killing, we’re joined by criminologist Dr. Honor Doro Townsend for an eye-opening discussion about the dangers lurking in digital communities. Together, we explore:
The shift from lone wolves to "digital wolf packs" and how online spaces foster radicalization.
The subtle use of humor and memes as tools for extremist recruitment.
The vulnerabilities that make young people susceptible to harmful online influences.
How algorithms feed echo chambers, intensifying extreme ideologies.
Drawing on her extensive research, Dr. To...