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White supremacists are riling up thousands on social media
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
social media posts are of a
distinct type. They hint dark-
ly that the CIA or the FBI
are behind mass shootings.
They traffic in racist, sexist
and homophobic tropes.
They revel in the prospect
of a "white boy summer."
White nationalists and su-
premacists, on accounts
often run by young men,
are building thriving, ma-
cho communities across
social media platforms like
Instagram, Telegram and
TikTok, evading detection
with coded hashtags and
innuendo.
Their snarky memes and
trendy videos are riling up
thousands of followers on
divisive issues including
abortion, guns, immigration
and LGBTQ rights. The De-
partment of Homeland Se-
curity warned Tuesday that
such skewed framing of
the subjects could drive ex-
tremists to violently attack
public places across the An investigator works at the scene after a mass shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., May 16, 2022.
U.S. in the coming months. Associated Press
These type of threats and
racist ideology have be- ramblings from dangerous, the Senate Judiciary Com- to help law enforcement all gained access to mate-
come so commonplace on potentially violent people, mittee on Tuesday. prevent attacks,” German rials online and expressed
social media that it’s nearly Michael German, who in- “It seems intuitive that ef- said. “After all, the white su- their hateful, violent inten-
impossible for law enforce- filtrated white supremacy fective social media moni- premacist attackers in Buf- tions on social media.”
ment to separate internet groups as an FBI agent, told toring might provide clues falo, Pittsburgh and El Paso Continued on next page