Alex Goldenberg
@alexgoldenberg.bsky.social
Senior Advisor to the NCRI | Fellow at Rutgers University | Studying Online Harms
Honored to testify before Congress yesterday to discuss the Union Station riot in June and some of the bad actors behind it.
December 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Honored to testify before Congress yesterday to discuss the Union Station riot in June and some of the bad actors behind it.
Spoke with @nytimes to discuss how the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been transformed into a meme that uses dark humor to glorify extreme violence against ‘capitalists.’
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/n...
In Grim Twist, Some Root for Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing (Gift Article)
The authorities have pleaded for help in finding the person who killed Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare. But some seem more interested in rooting for the gunman.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Spoke with @nytimes to discuss how the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been transformed into a meme that uses dark humor to glorify extreme violence against ‘capitalists.’
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/n...
Had the opportunity to chat with @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social about the disturbing surge in posts glorifying Brian Thompson’s murder and lionizing the suspect.
This is the kind of behavior you'd expect on 4chan, not mainstream platforms.
www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
This is the kind of behavior you'd expect on 4chan, not mainstream platforms.
www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
Insurance executive's murder sparks online praise and hate
Support for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, as well as sympathy for it, has spread on social media, alarming experts.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Had the opportunity to chat with @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social about the disturbing surge in posts glorifying Brian Thompson’s murder and lionizing the suspect.
This is the kind of behavior you'd expect on 4chan, not mainstream platforms.
www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
This is the kind of behavior you'd expect on 4chan, not mainstream platforms.
www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
Reposted by Alex Goldenberg
looks at social media for 3 minutes.
are people really being this cavalier about a murder?
about that ongoing war?
and the other ongoing war?
doesn't like social media anymore.
are people really being this cavalier about a murder?
about that ongoing war?
and the other ongoing war?
doesn't like social media anymore.
December 5, 2024 at 2:02 AM
looks at social media for 3 minutes.
are people really being this cavalier about a murder?
about that ongoing war?
and the other ongoing war?
doesn't like social media anymore.
are people really being this cavalier about a murder?
about that ongoing war?
and the other ongoing war?
doesn't like social media anymore.