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Richard Blumenthal: “The Southern Poverty Law Center has warned that social media has been instrumental to the growth of the alt-right…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
The Southern Poverty Law Center has warned that social media has been instrumental to the growth of the alt-right movement.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses the role of social media in promoting extremism.

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