#fringegroupsandmovements — Public Fediverse posts

Extremism Finds Fertile Ground in Chat Rooms for Gamers - In the past year, about half the people who played online multiplayer games in the world’... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/technology/video-games-extremism.html #right-wingextremismandalt-right #fringegroupsandmovements #computersandtheinternet #computerandvideogames #activisionblizzardinc #twitchinteractiveinc #commonsensemedia #socialmedia #discordinc #robloxcorp #research

Extremism Finds Fertile Ground in Chat Rooms for Gamers - In the past year, about half the people who played online multiplayer games in the world’... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/business/video-games-extremism.html #right-wingextremismandalt-right #fringegroupsandmovements #computersandtheinternet #computerandvideogames #activisionblizzardinc #twitchinteractiveinc #commonsensemedia #socialmedia #discordinc #robloxcorp #research

Carlos Moreno Wanted to Improve Cities. Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for Him. - Researchers like Carlos Moreno, the professor behind a popular urban planning concept, ar... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/technology/carlos-moreno-15-minute-cities-conspiracy-theories.html #threatsandthreateningmessages #contenttype:personalprofile #fringegroupsandmovements #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #areaplanningandrenewal #petersonjordan(1962-) #conspiracytheories #qanon

Rumble, the Right’s Go-To Video Site, Has Much Bigger Ambitions - The company, supported by Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and other prominent conservatives, wa... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/business/media/rumble-social-media-conservatives-videos.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #right-wingextremismandalt-right #fringegroupsandmovements #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #youtube.com #socialmedia #rumbleinc

Rumble, the Right’s Go-To Video Site, Has Much Bigger Ambitions - The company, supported by Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and other prominent conservatives, wa... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/business/media/rumble-conservatives.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #right-wingextremismandalt-right #fringegroupsandmovements #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #youtube.com #socialmedia #rumbleinc

Qanon in America: 41 Million Believe in the Conspiracy Theory, a Survey Finds - The conspiracy theory is especially likely to attract white Republicans who trust right-w... - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions/qanon-believers-us-survey #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #right-wingextremismandalt-right #stormingoftheuscapitol(jan2021) #publicreligionresearchinstitute #fringegroupsandmovements #pollsandpublicopinion #conspiracytheories #trumpdonaldj

Right-Wing Calls to Celebrate Jan. 6 Anniversary Draw a Muted Response - Online chatter about holding rallies has grown, but sizable real-world gatherings on Thur... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/technology/jan-6-anniversary-social-media.html #stormingoftheuscapitol(jan2021) #right-wingextremismandalt-right #fringegroupsandmovements #threepercenters #braynardmatt #socialmedia #facebookinc #gettrusainc #telegramllc #gabaiinc #twitter

Proud Boys Regroup Locally to Add to Ranks Before 2022 Midterms - The far-right nationalist group has become increasingly active at school board meetings a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/us/proud-boys-local-issues.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #stormingoftheuscapitol(jan2021) #right-wingextremismandalt-right #demonstrationsprotestsandriots #presidentialelectionof2020 #vaccinationandimmunization #fringegroupsandmovements #rumorsandmisinformation #coronavirus(2019-ncov)

An Experiment to Stop Online Abuse Falls Short in Germany - Despite having one of the world’s toughest laws against online hate speech and harassment... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/technology/online-hate-speech-germany.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #right-wingextremismandalt-right #freedomofspeechandexpression #legislaturesandparliaments #fringegroupsandmovements #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #politicsandgovernment #cyberharassment #elections

As New Zealand Fights Online Hate, the Internet’s Darkest Corners Resist - If anything, the appetite for material connected to the Christchurch massacre is growing, even as ... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/world/asia/new-zealand-internet.html?emc=rss&partner=rss #christchurchnewzealandattack(march2019) #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #murdersattemptedmurdersandhomicides #freedomofspeechandexpression #fringegroupsandmovements #christchurch(newzealand) #sydney(australia)

Facebook Announces New Policy to Ban White Nationalist Content - Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The company previously saw white nationalism as a conc... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/business/facebook-white-nationalist-supremacist.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #christchurchnewzealandattack(march2019) #fringegroupsandmovements #computersandtheinternet #civilrightsandliberties #raceandethnicity #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whites

‘Replacement Theory,’ a Racist, Sexist Doctrine, Spreads in Far-Right Circles - A makeshift memorial to commemorate those killed in the mass shooting terror attack last week in C... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/technology/replacement-theory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #christchurchnewzealandattack(march2019) #fringegroupsandmovements #raceandethnicity #womenandgirls #birthrates #whites