A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network. (www.propublica.org)
from Tea@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world on 25 Mar 09:31
https://programming.dev/post/27501453

  • 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.

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Substance_P@lemmy.world on 25 Mar 13:31 next collapse

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 on 25 Mar 15:36 next collapse

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

turtle@lemm.ee on 25 Mar 18:55 next collapse

The irony of an EDM DJ hating on LGBTQ+ and POC. What the hell?

edmmaniac.com/lgbtqia-dance-music-origins/

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 25 Mar 21:22 collapse

I can relate to this, when I met my lab partner in my first university chemistry class he seemed like a normal likeable bro. Only later did I discover that he was the school’s most notorious racist troll on the school’s social media.