Author and New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz talks about his new book,"Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation." He discusses how tech companies, in setting out to connect the world, have facilitated division among certain groups. Watch "The Why" weeknights at 7 p.m. ET. Click here to check local listings.
Andrew Marantz On How Extremist Groups Recruit Using Social Media
Andrew Marantz discusses his new book 'Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation.'
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Posted: 1:38 p.m. EDT Nov 1, 2019
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