CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College Computer Science Department Chairman Dr. Hany Farid, writing in the German newspaper Handelsblatt, discusses the consequences of online extremism and the pressing need for social media companies to act. "The terrible events in Chemnitz are inextricably linked to the big social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Right-wing extremists incited violence and spread hate throughout their forums, which ended in a massive outbreak in the East German city. The gathering of right-wing extremists from all over the region was organized via extremist information channels, where misinformation was widely spread. This incident clearly shows that tech companies must take more responsibility for the role they play in real-life violence."