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Extremist views concerning the role of immigrants in American society have been on the rise, with social media partly to blame. In the wake of two hate-driven mass shootings, it is important to understand the rise of extremist views and the role social media plays in amplification of those views. Don Heider, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics calls on social media companies and platforms to do better at regulating hate and violence on their platforms. 

Heider says, "We're living in an era now where people are conflating truth with things we know clearly to be untrue."

Don Heider, executive director, interviewed by ABC7 Bay Area.