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Can taking down websites really stop terrorists and hate groups?

  • Written by Thomas Holt, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
imageIt's very hard to cut extremists off from the internet.ADragan/Shutterstock.com

In the wake of an explosion in London on September 15, President Trump called forcutting off extremists’ access to the internet.

Racists and terrorists, and many other extremists, have used the internet for decades and adapted as technology evolved, shifting from...

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