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Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media

  • Written by Joan Donovan, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
imageSocial media and cellphones connected President Trump to the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests over the past few decades.

What set Jan. 6 apart was the president of the United States using...

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