Online bans, media glare hem US extremists and diminish reach, experts say


A file photo of Trump supporters breaking into the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Social media purges of accounts and groups began in earnest last summer in response to a wave of extremist-linked content during the pandemic, especially accounts linked to the wide-ranging conspiracy theory known as QAnon. — TNS

ATLANTA: In a video published online last month, Georgia militia leader Chris Hill and Eric Braden of the Texas-based Southern Patriot Council discussed the overthrow of the United States government, by violence if necessary.

“It’s all or nothing,” Hill said. “Revolution is at hand.”

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