Network Contagion Research Institute

Network Contagion Research Institute

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== History ==
== History ==
The Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) was founded in 2018 by Joel Finkelstein, a former researcher at the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL), with the stated aim of monitoring and analyzing hate and extremism online.{{Cite web |last=Joung |first=Nina |year=2021 |title=How these researchers track viral outbreaks of online hate that lead to violence |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/exploring-hate/2021/03/16/how-these-researchers-track-viral-outbreaks-of-online-hate-that-lead-to-violence/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=[[PBS]] |language=en-US |publication-date=March 16, 2021}} Following the institute's establishment, Finkelstein collaborated with [[John Farmer Jr.]], former [[New Jersey Attorney General|Attorney General of New Jersey]] and director of Rutgers University's [[Eagleton Institute of Politics]] and the Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience. Farmer, who had previously served as lead counsel to the [[9/11 Commission]], subsequently joined the institute's leadership.
The Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) was founded in 2018 by Joel Finkelstein, a former researcher at the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL), with the stated aim of monitoring and analyzing hate and extremism online.{{Cite web |last=Joung |first=Nina |year=2021 |title=How these researchers track viral outbreaks of online hate that lead to violence |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/exploring-hate/2021/03/16/how-these-researchers-track-viral-outbreaks-of-online-hate-that-lead-to-violence/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=[[PBS]] |language=en-US |publication-date=March 16, 2021}}{{cite web |last=Abunimah |first=Ali |title=What’s behind Washington Post hit piece on EI? |date=2024-01-28 |publisher=The Electronic Intifada |url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/whats-behind-washington-post-hit-piece-ei |access-date=2026-02-10}}{{cite web |last=MacLeod |first=Alan |title=NCRI Exposed: Israel Lobby-Linked Group Tied to Illegal Settlements and Campus Censorship |date=2024-02-20 |publisher=TheAltWorld |url=https://thealtworld.com/alan_macleod/ncri-exposed-israel-lobby-linked-group-tied-to-illegal-settlements-and-campus-censorship |access-date=2026-02-10}} Following the institute's establishment, Finkelstein collaborated with [[John Farmer Jr.]], former [[New Jersey Attorney General|Attorney General of New Jersey]] and director of Rutgers University's [[Eagleton Institute of Politics]] and the Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience. Farmer, who had previously served as lead counsel to the [[9/11 Commission]], subsequently joined the institute's leadership.


In 2019, NCRI and the ADL announced a partnership focused on combating extremism and hate on social media platforms.{{cite web |title=ADL Partners with Network Contagion Research Institute to Study How Hate and Extremism Spread on Social Media |date=2019-03-13 |publisher=Network Contagion Research Institute |url=https://networkcontagion.us/2019/03/13/adl-partners-with-network-contagion-research-institute-to-study-how-hate-and-extremism-spread-on-social-media/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2024-07-16 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240716040320/https://networkcontagion.us/2019/03/13/adl-partners-with-network-contagion-research-institute-to-study-how-hate-and-extremism-spread-on-social-media/}}
In 2019, NCRI and the ADL announced a partnership focused on combating extremism and hate on social media platforms.{{cite web |title=ADL Partners with Network Contagion Research Institute to Study How Hate and Extremism Spread on Social Media |date=2019-03-13 |publisher=Network Contagion Research Institute |url=https://networkcontagion.us/2019/03/13/adl-partners-with-network-contagion-research-institute-to-study-how-hate-and-extremism-spread-on-social-media/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2024-07-16 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240716040320/https://networkcontagion.us/2019/03/13/adl-partners-with-network-contagion-research-institute-to-study-how-hate-and-extremism-spread-on-social-media/}}