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Far-right groups move online conversations from

social media to chat apps -- and out of view of law enforcement
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Far-right groups move online conversations from social media to
chat apps - and out of view of law enforcement

Telegram is surging as Parler went offline and the backlash
against Twitter and Facebook grew.

Right-wing groups on chat apps like Telegram are swelling with
new members after Parler disappeared and a backlash against
Facebook and Twitter, making it harder for law enforcement to
track where the next attack could come from.

After the attack on the U.S. Capitol last week, major tech
companies clamped down on right-wing extremists, kicking
thousands of conspiracy theory accounts off Twitter and shutting
down the social network Parler. But those conversations usually
took place in the open on well-documented, public-facing
channels.

Now, conversations about potential attacks and protests around
Inauguration Day are taking place on a wide mix of public and
private feeds and chats on Dubai-based Telegram and other
services like MeWe, according to law enforcement officials and
extremism researchers.
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FIDOGAZETTE Vol 15 No 02 Page 3 January 13th, 2021


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