CTEC Partners with Meta to Support White House Initiative to Combat Violent Extremism
| by Sierra Abukins
The partnership was announced during President Biden’s United We Stand summit at the White House.
Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech—and the threat posed by militias
Senior Researcher Amy Cooter says that two recent verdicts—Alex Jones and Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes—suggest that Americans’ tolerance for completely unfettered speech may be changing.
“It seems like jurors, maybe Americans as a whole, are kind of saying maybe we should push back on this, or at least recognize that speech has the ability to push people into violent action,” Cooter says.
In an opinion column for The Conversation, Cooter detailed her thoughts on shifting public sentiment and the dangers posed by militias.
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