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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Tapper

The far right has moved online, where its voice is more dangerous than ever

Tommy Robinson fled the UK last week before a legal case against him in the high court
Tommy Robinson fled the UK last week before a legal case against him in the high court. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

The resurgence of far-right violence in the UK is in part due to Elon Musk’s decision to allow figures such as Tommy Robinson back on to the social media platform X, researchers say.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, and those of his ilk are not leaders in the traditional sense and the far right has no central organisation capable of directing the disorder and violence that has been seen, experts say.

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