Allen, TX mass murderer wore a “right wing death squad” patch
1. Armed w/an AR-15
2. A Nazi
3. Former US military
4. Radicalized on social media
#4 is why "algorithm choice" marketed by #Dorsey/#Bluesky is NOT a solution. Do you think if you don't see his posts, a radicalized right winger is less likely to murder?
His "social media accounts revealed hundreds of postings & images [&] writings with [racist] violent extremist rhetoric, including neo-Nazi materials"
Given what happens on social media, this does not surprise me. While we can't do much about mainstream social media, any leglislation / regulation will impact us too. What we can do on the Fediverse is to look at this, learn and ensure the Fediverse does't decend in to a similar cesspit, granted we are good at that with moderation already. but we are also willing to learn, develop to keep the community civilised
