White nationalist movement growing much faster than Isis on Twitter, study finds

[KamaAina]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/white-nationalist-movement-twitter-faster-growth-isis-islamic-state-study-a7223671.html

The number of white nationalists and self-identified Nazi sympathisers on Twitter have multiplied more than 600 per cent in the last four years, outperforming the so-called Islamic State (Isis) in everything from follower counts to number of daily tweets, a new study found.

Researchers at George Washington University’s Programme on Extremism analysed 18 accounts belonging to major white nationalist groups and organisations – such as the American Nazi Party and the National Socialist Movement – mostly located in the US.

These accounts saw a sharp increase in followers, from about 3,500 in 2012 to 22,000 in 2016. The study notes that while Isis stood out for its outreach and recruitment using Twitter since the group’s emergence a few years ago, white nationalist groups have excelled in the medium.

The report underscores the declining influence of Isis on the social media platform as Twitter continues to crackdown on the Islamist militant group. In August, the company said that it shut down roughly 360,000 accounts for what they saw as promoting terrorism.

And how many have they shut down for promoting domestic terrorism?

[Hekate]

1. Kick

[Locrian]

2. this is trump's legacy

This is trump's (and the media for not calling it out) legacy - the wholesale normalization of it.

[Different Drummer]

9. +1,000. n/t

[malaise]

3. They are the major threat to American democracy

Nevr forget ReTHUGs shut down that DHS study.

[loyalsister]

4. They are seriously scary

Facebook reveals that I have friends and family members who are vulnerable to what they're selling.
In order to reach people who don't use social media, they hang out looking for barstool and diner conversations in the south and midwest. They worry me at least as much because they aren't as easily tracked.

[CrispyQ]

8. "I have friends and family members who are vulnerable to what they're selling."

Me too.

[pampango]

5. A lasting 'gift' of the Trump campaign even if he ends up losing. A sad time in America. n/t

[Avalux]

6. When a democracy is failing, this is what happens.

Fringe groups take over because everyone else is apathetic. It's happened over and over again throughout history. Even when Trump loses the election, the extremists will not go away; we are going to have to fight for our democracy. The only way to do that is to get people involved, especially the young.

[mountain grammy]

7. K&R