- Sinister Influence: An easygoing DJ led a dual life as an online propagandist for white supremacist hate and, prosecutors say, inspired followers to kill LGBTQ+ people and people of color.
- Producer of Hate: For years, Matthew Allison took advantage of lax moderation on the social media platform Telegram to churn out videos — around 120 in total — celebrating white terrorism.
- A Free Speech Defense: Allison has said he is a video “artist” and does not hate anyone. He denied inciting people to commit violence and plans to fight his case on First Amendment grounds.
What an intense read: --“the propensity that all of us have for leading contradictory lives. We have a great capacity for compartmentalizing as humans.” --Telegram has been a conduit for years for the slow radicalization of white supremacist ideologies, as it has been for many other taboo subjects. The platform has been a honey trap for recruitment and propaganda for years, as well as for authorities to identify who is consuming and hence playing out the content.
QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I really wish I was able to enjoy meeting new people and making new friends without worrying if they’re secretly a bigot, or even a radical bigot