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MAXIMIZING FEAR
Older immigrants are vulnerable to the waves of disinformation pushed on them by YouTube’s algorithms and auto-playing videos.
Dr. Sylvia Chan-Malik is Associate Professor of American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, where she teaches courses on race and religion in America. She is the author of Being Muslim: A Cultural History of Women of Color and American Islam (2018), and her writing and commentary have been featured in outlets including The Washington Post, NPR, Slate, The Guardian, Mic, The Intercept, Middle East Eye, The Daily Beast, PRI, HuffPost, Patheos, and Religion News Service.