Hacker target suggestions - cracking echo chambers

The internet is now a hive of isolated talkfests where doctrines reinforce themselves in ever increasing cycles. Extremism relies on such things to recruit and thrive. Rather than simply take sites or forums down, hackers might target the blocking and filtering mechanisms they use to take down content which questions the ideology. Make it work in reverse, adjust links to refer to material that propose critical analysis instead of reinforcing the same tropes, and bring AI to bear to adjust the primary messages and direct users to provide room for opposing views to be discussed. Just a thought…

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