In her 2023 book, investigative researcher and writer Julia Ebner explains how extremist ideas are becoming more mainstream.

If you use social media or alternative information platforms, you've probably seen or heard your fair share of racist, misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, climate change denying, COVID-19 denying, or 'anti-vax' views.

Julia Ebner is an academic researcher and bestselling author who goes undercover to investigate what drives people to adopt and promote extremist views.

Ebner works with intelligence services internationally, including in the U.S. and EU, to combat extremism and terrorism.

In her 2023 book Going Mainstream: How Extremists are Taking Over, Ebner explains how once-fringe ideas have made their way into the mainstream consciousness.