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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

A year after Trump purge, 'alt-tech' offers far-right refuge

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Philip Anderson is no fan of online content moderation. His conservative posts have gotten him kicked off Facebook Twitter and YouTube. Two years ago, Anderson organized a “free speech” protest against the big tech companies. A counterprotester knocked his teeth out.

But even Anderson was repulsed by some of the stuff he saw on Gab a social media platform that's become popular with supporters of former President Donald Trump It included Nazi imagery, racist slurs and other extreme content that goes way beyond anything allowed on major social media platforms.

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