DOJ-Funded Database at Youngstown State University Targets The Gateway Pundit, Christians and Ron Paul Forums
A recent article at the Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO) highlighted a recent Department of Justice funded grants program at Youngstown State University in Ohio, that targets groups that include conservative website The Gateway Pundit, a discussion board run by supporters of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, Christians and a wide range of communities on Telegram and Reddit.
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Mike Benz is the Executive Director at the Foundation for Freedom Online.
According to FFO, the Youngstown State University project funded by the Department of Justice, called “A Frame Analysis of Violence and Accelerationism in Cognitive Radicalization,” received over $440,000 in taxpayer funding from the DOJ for research that will incorporate an existing data project led by Youngstown State University professor Richard Lee Rogers,
