![]() ![]() It characterizes his transformation as a “radicalization,” and quotes a concerned friend.īut the Times itself notes that while Cain may have watched hundreds of far-right videos over the years, he “never bought into the far right’s most extreme views, like Holocaust denial or the need for a white ethnostate.” In fact, it provides very little evidence that Cain adopted extremist beliefs at all-he simply watched videos that explored them. The bulk of the article focuses on how Cain, feeling disillusioned, alienated, and depressed, found a universe of right-wing videos that led him to become a Trump-supporting conservative committed to traditional sex roles. While Cain’s story is used as a springboard to explore how YouTube’s algorithm acts as “a dangerous on-ramp to extremism,” the Times provides little evidence that Cain’s story is an example of this-and unfairly frames certain political commentators as extremist in the process. You know how many people skim or just read headlines.” Smearing People as Extremists Shouldn’t Be Done LightlyĭeFranco and Rubin are right to be concerned. “Bc this slowly disappearing thumbnail collage with escalating language seems to insinuate a lot. “Then please speak with your graphics department,” DeFranco replied. This collage is just a sample from his viewing history. The article’s author, Kevin Roose, defended the collage, replying, “Hey, writer here. Professor Jordan Peterson and Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman also make an appearance. (The print and online versions differ slightly.) An accompanying collage features images of mostly conservative political commentators, some far-right and others not, including YouTuber Steven Crowder, Infowars’ Paul Joseph Watson and Alex Jones, and classical liberals Dave Rubin and Philip DeFranco. ![]() ![]() He turned to YouTube,” The New York Times article begins online. “Caleb Cain was a college dropout looking for direction. A number of prominent YouTubers, including Dave Rubin and Philip DeFranco, criticized The New York Times’ inclusion of their images on the front page of its Saturday edition next to the headline, “ The Making of a YouTube Radical.” The image and headline combination, they said, is biased and leads readers to believe they radicalize people. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |