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An illustration photo shows the DeepSeek logo displayed on a smartphone in Shanghai, China, on March 27, 2025. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Graduate Research Assistant at the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, PhD student at American University
Meili Criezis is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL), a PhD student in Justice, Law, and Criminology at American University, and a Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) Contributor. Her research focuses on Islamic State propaganda, extremism in online spaces, and gender/political violence.