‘Interrupters’ Peek at Social Media to Stop Street Violence - The New York Times

Continue reading the main story RELATED COVERAGE ABOUT NEW YORK Six Blocks, 96 Buildings, Zero Shootings: New Recipe at the Queensbridge Houses JAN. 19, 2017 Opinion Fixes Building Trust Cuts Violence. Cash Also Helps. FEB. 21, 2017 Opinion Joe Nocera Unlearning Gun Violence NOV. 11, 2013 The workers who jumped into these simmering online situations are known as “violence interrupters,” and their interventions were part of an initiative known as E-Responder. Its goal is to identify and de-escalate social media conflicts before they erupt into violence on the street.