Motherboard: After Facebook and Web Host Bans, Far-Right Extremists Are Encrypting and Going IRL

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"One group illustrating the online evolution of right wing terror groups is a burgeoning extremist network called the Feuerkrieg Division (FKD), which is listed by several terrorism trackers, including the TRAC analysis consortium and the not-for-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP). Many far-right extremist groups operate completely unabated on Gab, a social media platform that considers itself a free speech champion and is widely used by neo-Nazis. The CEP which keeps a close eye on far-right terrorism, has noticed the power of Gab among rightwing extremists. 'Using Gab as an introductory platform before going to secure email is one example of the danger of allowing extremist groups to widely use a platform unencumbered,' said CEP researcher Joshua Fisher-Birch, 'especially when it comes to groups that have violent intentions, like the Feuerkrieg Division.'”

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April 17, 2019
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