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Extremists using Steam gaming service to connect, socialise, and recruit
News

Extremists using Steam gaming service to connect, socialise, and recruit

16/08/202116/08/20214 min read

Popular gaming distribution service Steam is host to a number of active far-right and neo-Nazi community groups. The information comes from a new study the

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New report argues Irish far right producing ‘Layers of Lies’ on Telegram
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New report argues Irish far right producing ‘Layers of Lies’ on Telegram

12/04/202112/04/20214 min read

A new report has highlighted the extent to which the Irish far right is using Telegram. According to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), the

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‘Be as callous as possible’: How the Irish far right mobilised after gardaí killed George Nkencho
Analysis

‘Be as callous as possible’: How the Irish far right mobilised after gardaí killed George Nkencho

09/01/202130/07/20218 min read

It didn’t take long for the Irish far right to push its favoured narrative after gardaí shot George Nkencho in Dublin on 30 December. Across

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Facebook announces crackdown on QAnon while also targeting anti-fascist pages and groups
News

Facebook announces crackdown on QAnon while also targeting anti-fascist pages and groups

19/08/202020/08/20203 min read

Facebook has announced a crackdown on QAnon, anti-fascist, and militia groups on the platform. The move comes as the company signalled it was expanding its

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Holocaust denial is thriving on social media with Facebook algorithm ‘actively’ suggesting similar content to users
Analysis

Holocaust denial is thriving on social media with Facebook algorithm ‘actively’ suggesting similar content to users

19/08/202005/10/20205 min read

Holocaust denial groups are thriving on Facebook and Twitter according to a new report. It’s argued that both platforms “provide a home to an established

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Twitter permanently suspends Anti-Corruption Ireland account for ‘violations of our spam and platform manipulation policies’
News

Twitter permanently suspends Anti-Corruption Ireland account for ‘violations of our spam and platform manipulation policies’

12/08/202012/08/20202 min read

The Twitter account of Gemma O’Doherty’s Anti-Corruption Ireland (ACI) has been permanently suspended. Twitter also removed the account of John Waters, who ran as an

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Zuckerberg might be facing up to his Trump problem but it’s for the wrong reasons
Opinion

Zuckerberg might be facing up to his Trump problem but it’s for the wrong reasons

30/06/202028/07/20204 min read

Is Facebook finally starting to feel the consequences of platforming hate speech? The question remains to be answered, but an advertising boycott of the company

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Editorial – Last week social media companies showed they either don’t understand or don’t care about the hatred spread on their platforms
Opinion

Editorial – Last week social media companies showed they either don’t understand or don’t care about the hatred spread on their platforms

14/10/201913/10/20193 min read

Social media companies don’t deal with hate speech and racism in a consistent and realistic manner. That’s the only opinion one could walk away with

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Editorial – Facebook’s need for profit is giving space to the far right to recruit and spread its message
Opinion

Editorial – Facebook’s need for profit is giving space to the far right to recruit and spread its message

30/09/201929/09/20193 min read

Social media companies need to do more to tackle hatred and lies that are spread on their platforms. This is the only message that you

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Hate Online – In Facebook the far right has found a haven in which to organise and spread their message
Investigations

Hate Online – In Facebook the far right has found a haven in which to organise and spread their message

27/09/201905/10/202010 min read

This is Part Two of Hate Online, a series examining the online presence of the far right in Ireland. Read Part One here.  Facebook is

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