Are social media algorithms driving anti-migrant violence?
The Pat Kenny Show · Newstalk
August 8, 202514m 21s
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Show Notes
Videos of far-right agitators threatening and attacking homeless asylum seekers are being boosted by social media algorithms, according to a “snapshot” study from The Hope and Courage Collective. We discuss these findings with Niamh McDonald, Director of Community Engagement for the Hope and Courage Collective and Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.