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Facebook accused of helping extremists

Facebook is being accused of inadvertently helping Islamist extremists connect and recruit new members. A new report in The Telegraph cites research suggesting that the social media giant connected and introduced thousands of extremists through its "suggested friends" feature. J.M. Berger, a fellow with the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Communications program and author of "Extremism," joins CBSN with some perspective on the report.
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