Not that accuracy matters to Mr. Greenwald, but this is not what I said. On the segment, which he clearly did not watch, I specifically talked about how there are two different issues that need to be addressed: organized violent groups and the lying to the wider mob.

An enduring image for me from January 6th is the line of organized men in tactical gear making their way in a purposeful fashion through the disorganized mob. This isn't a bad metaphor for the overall information environment on the far right. https://www.wndu.com/video/2021/01/15/video-capitol-riot-shows-rioters-tactical-gear/

Relatively small groups of organized and motivated extremists are using the cover created by a much larger mass of people who have been manipulated into believing a fast changing set of reinforcing lies. We have to deal with both, but the problems and actors are different.

The policy and operational template created by the social media companies for dealing with ISIS are appropriate for the violent extremist groups. Most importantly, the companies need to consider off-platform activity and context in on-platform content decisions.

Domestic extremist groups are treated very differently by the government from foreign groups, as they should be. I don't think we need any wholesale changes here, just for the companies to resist pressure to not moderate from the GOP and for the FBI to enforce existing laws.

The larger problem is the economically-motivated social media influencers, who are in a loop of competing to out-radical one another in search for consumers of their misinformation and, eventually, money. These can be individuals, personalities with whole teams or news networks.

I don't think there is a parallel with ISIS here, but a bunch of amplifiers of content are going to have to figure out how to not financially reward the creation of sealed misinformation chambers.

The online content is becoming more professional and long-form while the cable nets become "extremely online". The lines between Facebook, YouTube, Comcast and Verizon are blurring, as many of these stars are multi-media personalities from day one.

Both the individual and corporate speakers have freedom of speech, but as my colleague @noUpside says, that doesn't mean freedom of reach. These viewpoints can exist without being amplified by tech platforms or financed by basic cable subscriptions.