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Far-right online movement turns on one of its leaders
Original: She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her.
The Washington Post reports on a woman who helped lead a far-right internet movement and was then attacked and rejected by the same community she helped build. The piece examines how online extremist groups often turn against prominent figures within their own ranks, and what her experience reveals about the movement's internal dynamics.
Why now: The story of a far-right movement cannibalizing one of its own leaders is drawing attention for what it shows about extremism online.
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- She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her. · The Washington Post
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