Is More Violence Coming?

<p>After the attack on the Capitol, social media platforms sprang into action, deleting the accounts of agitators.</p><p>Without a central place to congregate, groups have splintered off into other, darker corners of the internet. That could complicate the efforts of law enforcement to track their plans.</p><p>We ask whether the crackdown on social media has reduced the risk of violence — or just made it harder to prevent.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/sheera-frenkel">Sheera Frenkel</a>, a cybersecurity reporter for The New York Times. </p><p>For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. You can read the latest edition <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily-newsletter">here</a>.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>In the days since rioters stormed Capitol Hill, fringe groups like armed militias, QAnon conspiracy theorists and far-right supporters of President Trump have vowed to continue their fight in<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/technology/fringe-groups-splinter-online-after-facebook-and-twitter-bans.html"> hundreds of conversations on a range of internet platforms</a>.</li><li>Amazon, Apple and Google have cut off Parler,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/technology/apple-google-parler.html?searchResultPosition=26"> all but killing the service</a> just as many conservatives were seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p>