Feb. 2, 2021
Far-right backers of Donald Trump are drumming up support on social media for the idea of a Patriot Party, using references to militia groups and promoting a mix of conspiracy theories, according to a study published on Tuesday.
The online campaign for a proposed alternative to the Republican Party has heavily promoted Stop the Steal events throughout the country, including the violent siege of Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, pushing the false claim that the former U.S. President lost November s election due to widespread fraud.
Amid a rift with several Republican leaders over the Capitol riot, Trump has talked about forming a new political party, his advisers say.
Patriot Party Trump supporter groups grow rapidly on Facebook: study
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Datos y algoritmos Los GAFAM (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple y Microsoft) y el ocaso de la democracia
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image captionJacob Chansley (C), also known as the QAnon Shaman, has been charged over the US Capitol riots
Social network executives have been grilled by MPs on the role their platforms played in recent events in Washington which saw a mob break into Congress.
All said that they needed to do more to monitor extremist groups and content such as conspiracy theories.
But none had any radical new policies to offer.
The government has recently set out tough new rules for how social media firms moderate content.
Facebook said it had removed 30,000 pages, events and groups related to what it called militarised social movements since last summer.
Violences au Capitole : comment l extrême droite pro-Trump a utilisé Facebook
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