Vice News: Neo-Nazi Terror Groups Are Using iFunny to Recruit
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"iFunny is an obvious target for extremist groups because modern-day propaganda comes in meme form, and websites with young audiences are ripe for grooming, said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project. 'iFunny caters to a young and online demographic, which correlates to many white supremacist accelerationist groups,' said Fisher-Birch. 'There’s also a lot of content on the site involving ironic displays of white supremacism, which helps create a space where some users might be susceptible to individuals pushing a white supremacist accelerationist agenda.'"
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November 14, 2019
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