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The Jan. 6 Committee released its final report on December 22, 2022—the capstone of a year and half of investigative work. But while the report is 800 pages, there's a lot that it doesn't include. The Washington Post recently reported on the work done by investigators looking into the role of social media in enabling the insurrection—work that wasn't incorporated into the final document.Lawfare senior editor Quinta Jurecic sat down with Dean Jackson, project manager of the Influence Operations Researchers' Guild at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He served as an investigative analyst with the Jan. 6 committee, investigating the role of social media in the insurrection. They talked about his experience working on the investigation and what his team uncovered—and walked through what got left out from the final report.You can read Dean's essay with fellow Jan. 6 committee staffers Meghan Conroy and Alex Newhouse here on Just Security and listen to an interview with Dean and his colleagues here at Tech Policy Press.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In December, an Anti-Defamation League study found a sharp rise in the number of people who say they've encountered white supremacist ideology while playing online video games. The persistent presence of individual gamers and groups spreading hate in gaming communities has led to calls for the industry to do more to stop it. The question is, how? Bloomberg video game reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio joins this episode to explain why it's so difficult to police virtual worlds, and what companies are and aren't doing to confront the problem. Alex Newhouse, deputy director of the Middlebury Institute's Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, talks about his work trying to help the gaming industry stamp out toxic culture on its platforms. For More on Cecilia's story: https://bloom.bg/3Dx2yzo Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meghan Conroy and Alex Newhouse worked for the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol as investigator and investigative analyst, respectively. They join Posting Through It on the second anniversary of the Capitol riot to talk about the work they did in the Congressional investigation, particularly related to the roles social media platforms had in the attack.Read their essay in Just Security: Insiders' View of the January 6th Committee's Social Media InvestigationFollow Meghan Conroy: @meghaneconroyFollow Alex Newhouse: @AlexBNewhouseThe Where's Waldo-style Insurrectionist illustration: https://www.brianmichaelweaver.com/updates/insurrection-mazeSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter
According to the legislation that established the January 6th Committee, the members were mandated to examine “how technology, including online platforms” such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Reddit and others “may have factored into the motivation, organization, and execution” of the insurrection. When the Committee issued subpoenas to platforms a year ago, Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) said, “Two key questions for the Select Committee are how the spread of misinformation and violent extremism contributed to the violent attack on our democracy, and what steps—if any—social media companies took to prevent their platforms from being breeding grounds for radicalizing people to violence.” In order to learn what came of this particular aspect of the Committee's sprawling, 18 month investigation, in this episode I'm joined by four individuals who helped conduct it, including staffing the depositions of social media executives, message board operators, far-right online influencers, militia members, extremists and others that gave testimony to the Committee:Meghan Conroy is the U.S. Research Fellow with the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) and a co-founder of the Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC), and was an Investigator with the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.Dean Jackson is Project Manager of the Influence Operations Researchers' Guild at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and was formerly an Investigative Analyst with the Select Committee. Alex Newhouse is the Deputy Director at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism and the Director of Technical Research at the Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC), and served as an Investigative Analyst for the Select Committee.Jacob Glick is Policy Counsel at Georgetown's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, and served as an Investigative Counsel on the Select Committee.
This week we have a chat with Alex Newhouse from the Accelerationism Research Consortium about militant accelerationism & the work of ARC.
References Jeffrey Bale, The Darkest Sides of Politics: Postwar Fascism, Covert Operations, and Terrorism. London: Routledge 2018. Bianca Bardini, Stefania Noventa, 28 Maggio 1974. Strage di Piazza della Loggia. Casa della Memoria: Brescia, 2013. Anna Cento Bull, Italian neofascism: The strategy of tension and the politics of nonreconciliation. New York: Berghahn Books, 2008. Massamilliano Griner, Anime Nere: Personaggi, storie e misteri dell'eversione di destra. Milano: Sperling & Kupfer, 2014. Paolo Magiano, "L'Antifascismo e il servizio d'ordine," in Volevamo cambiare il mundo: Storia di Avanguardia Operaia 1968-1977, Eds. Roberto Biorcio e Matteo Pucciarelli (Milan: Mimesis Edizioni, 2021). Guido Panvini, Ordine nero, guerriglia rossa La violenza politica nell'Italia degli anni Sessanta e Settanta (1966-1975). Torino: Einaudi, 2021. Paolo Pelizzari, 1974. L'Italia attraverso l'occhio statunitense. Associazione Familiari Caduti Stragi di Piazza Loggia. November 2007. Nicola Rao, Trilogia Della Celtica. Milano: Sperling & Kupfer, 2014. G.I. Salvini, "Ordine Nuovo – sentenza ordinanza, 1995," found in La strage dell'Italicus – 4 agosto 1974, June 11, 2014, https://4agosto1974.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/ordine-nuovo-sentenza-ordinanza-g-i-salvini-1995/ Senti Le Rani Che Canto. https://sites.google.com/site/sentileranechecantano/cronologia Leonard Weinberg and William Lee Eubank, The Rise and Fall of Italian Terrorism. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1987.
Alex Newhouse is the Deputy Director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, where he focuses on right-wing extremism, religious fundamentalism, and militant accelerationism. References Jeffrey Bale, The Darkest Sides of Politics: Postwar Fascism, Covert Operations, and Terrorism. London: Routledge 2018. Anna Cento Bull, Italian neofascism: The strategy of tension and the politics of nonreconciliation. New York: Berghahn Books, 2008. Massamilliano Griner, Anime Nere: Personaggi, storie e misteri dell'eversione di destra. Milano: Sperling & Kupfer, 2014. L'Unità, "Ordigni fascisti esplodono nella notte a Milano," March 13, 1974. https://4agosto1974.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/ordigni-fascisti-esplodono-nella-notte-a-milano-lunita-13-03-1974/ Guido Panvini, Ordine nero, guerriglia rossa La violenza politica nell'Italia degli anni Sessanta e Settanta (1966-1975). Torino: Einaudi, 2021. Nicola Rao, Trilogia Della Celtica. Milano: Sperling & Kupfer, 2014. G.I. Salvini, "Ordine Nuovo – sentenza ordinanza, 1995," found in La strage dell'Italicus – 4 agosto 1974, June 11, 2014, https://4agosto1974.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/ordine-nuovo-sentenza-ordinanza-g-i-salvini-1995/ Senti Le Rani Che Canto. https://sites.google.com/site/sentileranechecantano/cronologia Leonard Weinberg and William Lee Eubank, The Rise and Fall of Italian Terrorism. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1987.
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) says that Trump's endorsement will likely decide the Republican governor's primary in Michigan. Former Ambassador to Russia Mike McFaul recommends that the Biden White House make a trade for Brittney Griner. Antonia Hylton reports from Mississippi where the state's last abortion provider has shut down. Michael Steele, Juanita Tolliver and Nicholas Wu join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. Alex Newhouse and Shannon Frattaroli discuss the future of red flag laws.
In this episode, we learn about violent far-right groups who are using the internet to plan and carry out real-world attacks. We hear how dangerous these fringe online communities really are and the work that's going on behind the scenes to tackle this threat.Join Anne Craanen as she speaks to Alex Newhouse, Deputy Director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism (CTEC) and Director of Technical Research at the Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC). He also has an MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Middlebury Institute and MS in Analytics from Georgia Tech.Anne is also joined by Matt Kriner, Senior Research Scholar at the CTEC and Managing Director at ARC. Matt is an intelligence analyst with almost a decade of experience researching and analysing US domestic violent extremists, transnational far-right extremism, and radicalisation.We also hear from Deeba Shadnia who's an Open-source Intelligence Analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, specialising in tracking how violent Islamists and the violent far-right exploit online spaces. Her background is in social media intelligence and she has previously worked on projects identifying state-backed influence operations online.During the episode, our experts uncover the online network of neo-Nazi accelerationist groups behind a foiled terrorist plot in Texas, how they exploit the internet to spread their message, and consider how this translates to offline violence. We also hear what tech companies and organisations such as the Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC) are doing to monitor and combat these online groups. To find out more about Tech Against Terrorism and our work, visit techagainstterrorism.org or follow us on Twitter @techvsterrorism, where you can find resources on this topic. You can learn more about the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism (CTEC) here.You can find out more about the Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC) here.
Robert talks about deradicalizing far right extremists, a much more difficult problem than many self-appointed experts want to admit, with actual expert Alex Newhouse. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
We speak to researcher Alex Newhouse about the armed "Boogaloo Bois" joining the Black Lives Matter / Anti-Police Violence protests and clashes across America. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
We air dash, double jump and float out of harm's way in Ori and the Blind Forest. Developer: Moon Studios | Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Release Date: March 11, 2015 Mike, Jacob and special guest Nick O'Hagan-Wong get caressed by the game's wonderful art and music, died over a thousand times collectively and enter the Left Behind Quiz Corner for the first time. Do they exit? Listen to the end to find out! Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot. Players: Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Special Guest: Nick O'Hagan-Wong Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub Show Notes (spoilers): 2:00 What is a Metroidvania game? 3:00 The Rabbids invade the Left Behind Game Club 3:20 The story of Ori and the Blind Forest and the name game 5:55 Ori is Jesus and Sein is the Holy Spirit? 6:40 The upgrade tree 8:25 Who died the most through their playthrough? 10:45 How about that jump? 11:55 Jacob shares Alex Newhouse's description of Ori and the Blind Forest 12:35 Airborn Studios does stuff for everyone [Twitter] 13:40 The crew talks about their favourite upgrades 16:25 The gravity puzzles 19:55 Using Soul Links well 21:35 A Dark Souls comparison and other Metroidvania games 23:45 This game looks so good. 26:05 "Jacob's gonna hate this." 29:20 What about the story and the characters? 32:15 A Legend of Zelda connection? 33:15 The game's language 34:05 Jacob brings in Home Alone 2 (somehow) 35:25 Nick got fired up by the difficulty 38:05 Mount Horu was tough 42:00 Escaping Kuro again and the final sequence of the game 46:00 The crew enters the Left Behind Quiz Corner 49:20 Our final thoughts about Ori and the Blind Forest 50:40 The podcast was nominated for three awards at the Canadian Podcast Awards!
In our second-longest ever, Mark explains the difference between an API and an SDK (and why it's important to know), Martha got her phone mugged and lost all her mobile game saves, and Stephen leads a discussion about designing for difficulty in your games (but mainly as an excuse to talk about fighting games again).All this, plus your nice hosts celebrate 30 episodes, and Mark doesn't edit out something Martha asks him to, but only because Martha was the one who edited this episode. Runtimes, SDKs, and APIs 0:02:31 Mark LaCroixToolsPopular RuntimesJava Virtual Machine - WikipediaAIR Runtime - WikipediaDalvik runtime - WikipediaAndroid Runtime (ART) - WikipediaCommon Language Runtime (.NET) - WikipediaArticles“A Primer For Unity Developers: What The Heck Is Mono?” - - Logan Booker, Lifehacker AU“What is the Difference Between an API and an SDK? - Kristopher Sandoval, Nordic APIs BlogStarling 2 - Starling WikiCitrus EngineGeneric Animation Framework Mobile Games 0:23:34 Martha MegarryGamingHardwareSlayin review - Chris Carter, DestructoidQuizUp is trying to reinvent itself by turning into a social network - Josh Lowensohn, The VergeAlphabear Review – Why Do Bears Like Spelling Bees? - Gamer BloggerHow to Monetize an Infinite Runner - Michail Katkoff, Game AnalyticsVirtual Buttons Are Holding Mobile Games Back - Muir Freeland, Game DeveloperMiyamoto Plays Super Mario Run, Eats Cake - BuzzFeed Multiplayer, YouTubeCivilization Revolution 2 is a Good Mobile Game, But is It a Good Civ Game? - Alex Newhouse, GameSpotTurns out, Hercules is both Greek and Roman. - Tufts UniversitySmash Hit Is The Most Addictive Android And iOS Game Of The Year So Far - Mihir Patkar , Make Use OfI've been texting with an astronaut - Laura Hudson, Boing BoingSpaceteam review - Rich Stanton, Eurogamer Difficulty 0:54:27 Stephen McGregorGame DesignStreet Fighter V Fans Are Not Sure What To Make Of Seemingly Simplistic Newcome… - Ian Walker, KotakuYomi - Urban dictionaryZelda: Breath of the Wild's first DLC pack sounds really neat - Samit Sarkar,, PolygonHard Mode: Good Difficulty Versus Bad Difficulty - Paul Suddaby, Envato Tuts+Difficulty is Difficult: Designing for Hard Modes in Games - Daniel Boutros, Game DeveloperWhere Did the Challenge Go? The Problem with Skyrim - j-u-i-c-e, Level SkipThe Civilization series has a difficulty problem, and Civ 6 solves it without e… - Jordan Forward, PCGamesNhttps://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/6cg9k1/cmv_dark_souls_isnt_hard_… - Vectornaut, r/ChangeMyView, RedditYoshi's Woolly World is tougher than it looks, but only if you want it to be - Matt Gerardi, AV ClubTim Schafer recalls when Steven Spielberg asked for a hint in Day of the Tentac… - Owen Good, PolygonTim Schafer's take on 'good puzzle theory' and being stuck as entertainment - Micheal McWhertor, Polygon
In our second-longest ever, Mark explains the difference between an API and an SDK (and why it's important to know), Martha got her phone mugged and lost all her mobile game saves, and Stephen leads a discussion about designing for difficulty in your games (but mainly as an excuse to talk about fighting games again). All this, plus your nice hosts celebrate 30 episodes, and Mark doesn't edit out something Martha asks him to, but only because Martha was the one who edited this episode. Runtimes, SDKs, and APIs 0:02:31 Mark LaCroix Category Tools Popular Runtimes Java Virtual Machine AIR Runtime Dalvik runtime Android Runtime (ART) Common Language Runtime (.NET) Articles “A Primer For Unity Developers: What The Heck Is Mono?” - - Logan Booker , Lifehacker AU “What is the Difference Between an API and an SDK? - Kristopher Sandoval , Nordic APIs Blog Starling 2 - Starling Wiki Citrus Engine Generic Animation Framework Mobile Games 0:23:34 Martha Megarry Category Gaming Hardware Slayin review - Chris Carter , Distructoid “QuizUp is trying to reinvent itself by turning into a social network” - Josh Lowensohn , The Verge “Alphabear Review – Why Do Bears Like Spelling Bees?” - Gamer Blogger “How to Monetize an Infinite Runner” - Michail Katkoff , Game Analytics “Virtual Buttons Are Holding Mobile Games Back” - Muir Freeland Miyamoto Plays Super Mario Run, Eats Cake - BuzzFeed Multiplayer , YouTube “Civilization Revolution 2 is a Good Mobile Game, But is It a Good Civ Game?” - - Alex Newhouse , Gamespot 2 Turns out, Hercules is both Greek and Roman. - Tufts University “Smash Hit Is The Most Addictive Android And iOS Game Of The Year So Far" - Mihir Patkar , Make Use Of "I've been texting with an astronaut" - Laura Hudson , Boing Boing Spaceteam review - - Rich Stanton , Eurogamer DIfficulty 0:54:27 Stephen McGregor Category Game Design “Street Fighter V Fans Are Not Sure What To Make Of Seemingly Simplistic Newcom… - Ian Walker , Kotaku Yomi - Urban dictionary “Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first DLC pack sounds really neat” - Samit Sarkar, , Polygon “Hard Mode: Good Difficulty Versus Bad Difficulty” - Paul Suddaby , envantotuts+ Difficulty is Difficult: Designing for Hard Modes in Games - Daniel Boutros , Gamasutra 2 "Where Did the Challenge Go? The Problem with Skyrim" - j-u-i-c-e , Level Skip The Civilization series has a difficulty problem, and Civ 6 solves it without e… - Jordan Forward , PCGames https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/6cg9k1/cmv_dark_souls_isnt_hard_… - Vectornaut, r/ChangeMyView , Reddit “Yoshi’s Woolly World is tougher than it looks, but only if you want it to be” - Matt Gerardi , A.V. Club “Tim Schafer recalls when Steven Spielberg asked for a hint in Day of the Tenta… - Owen Good , Polygon “Tim Schafer's take on 'good puzzle theory' and being stuck as entertainment” - Micheal McWhertor , Polygon
We're back from E3 and ready to talk some smack! Peter and Alexa are joined by Alex Newhouse and Matt Espinelli to rehash everything from Kojima's new groove to the Final Fantasy XV demo and Resident Evil 7.
Wherein we discuss stupid idiot audio issues, GameSpot's awesome intern, fan fiction, San Diego Comic-Con 2014, Sesame Street panels, pro cosplaying tips, crazy Hall H lines, the Gotham pilot (very minor potential spoilers), the severe lack of Doctor Strange at Comic-Con, Ant-Man's terrible replacement director, Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas, EA Access, the perfect Batman Beyond cast, and Justin's rather surprising height. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Alex Newhouse.
Kevin VanOrd hosts a scant crew, meaning that he and Tom Mc Shea and Alex Newhouse got together in a room with microphones and complained for an hour. Among the better complaints are those about Xbox One sales, Sunset Overdrive's ability to sell systems, and whether future shooters will once again be called Doom clones. Also, Kevin totally asks Alex to add "wiping Kevin's butt" to his list of intern duties. It's in his contract, folks!