“Free speech” networks and anti-semitism
A growing extremist movement is hiding in plain sight.
JP Morgan cancelled Kanye West’s bank accounts following his anti-semitic remarks today.
Over the last few years, a raft of “free speech” social networks have emerged as an alternative to the content policies enacted by companies like Twitter. They take very public anti “cancel culture” stances. But what does that really mean?
Using observer accounts, I took a peek at each of the main ones to see how this particular piece of news went down. Here I will issue a content warning: posts on these sites, including those run by mainstream political operators, are extremely disturbing.
Truth Social is owned by the Trump Media and Technology Group, which in turn is chaired by former President Donald Trump. There, an account with over 50,000 followers (10% of its Daily Active Users) states:
Truth Social has around 2 million users.
Gab was founded in 2016 as the first right-wing alternative social network. The founder (who has 3.7 million followers) writes:
