Why infOasis works
infOasis is filling a gap that is widely recognized by various organizations and wider communities of people as a problem of our current generation, which many want to solve but have not found a way to act on. By providing highly interactive tools and easy ways to practice learning about internet literacy and methods that are used in order to outrage people rather than educate them, we are creating a more resilient public and helping those who may be on the verge of radicalization or even those who may be questioning more tools to understand how they have been manipulated. This program not only provides opportunity to prevent radicalization in the form of terrorism but in the form of hostile state influence as well, helping not only to create a more knowledgeable public within our home in the US, but with the opportunity to do so globally as well.
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