far right
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Discord’s New Anti-Extremism Rules Saw More Than 2,000 Servers Banned In Late 2020
Popular group-chat app Discord deleted 2,000-plus servers dedicated to extremism and violent content in the second half of 2020, including more than 300 QAnon communities. According to its latest half-yearly transparency report, released on Monday, Discord banned a total of 2,212 servers dedicated to extremist content between July and December of 2020. This marks a…
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How Far-Right Extremists Are Using the Climate Crisis to Go Mainstream
Oregon has been a hot bed of far-right activity for years, but the wildfires have cast the militias in a new light. Misinformation has been rampant as unprecedented fires lit up the state. False rumours of “antifa” igniting fires and coming to loot people’s homes have raced across Facebook.
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Leak Exposes U.S. Navy Sailor As Once-Prolific Recruiter For Neo-Nazi Group
Hate forums and social media platforms have likely made it easier for atomized white supremacists and neo-Nazis to find like-minded individuals, laying the base for a resurgence in far-right organising and violence. But that’s come with a price: a lengthy online trail that makes it difficult to stay anonymous. Leaks and loose tongues can let…
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Italian Police Seize Air-to-Air Missile, Dozens Of Firearms In Raids On Neo-Nazis
The Italian General Investigations and Special Operations Division (DIGOS) seized an arsenal of weaponry ranging from bolt-action rifles and automatic weapons to a “combat-ready” air-to-air missile from a neo-Nazi group in a series of raids supported by police in Milan, Varese, Forli and Novara, the BBC reported on Tuesday.