The Internet Is Making Fringe Ideas Normal

The Internet Is Making Fringe Ideas Normal

Online radicalization and the normalization of harmful narratives can have devastating offline consequences. CCDH CEO, Imran Ahmed joins journalist Tara Palmeri for their SXSW 2026 session: "Who Owns the Truth" to discuss how social media platforms can amplify extreme and fringe narratives, allowing them to spread far beyond their original communities— to sometimes deadly consequences.