“Finely targeted digital advertising allows anonymous advertisers with who knows what political agenda to test messages that try to tap into some vulnerability and channel a grievance in some particular direction,” said Anthony Nadler, a professor at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania who researches how social networks and ad platforms can assist radicalization and spread disinformation. “I imagine that the more sophisticated white supremacists out there are trying to figure out how to expand their base.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 21, 2019 13:02 UTC