Hate in the Empire State: Extremism & Antisemitism in New York, 2020-2021
Report
This report examines extremist and antisemitic trends and incidents across New York state during the two-year time period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021, and provides recommendations for combatting these threats.
Right-Wing Extremists Eye Leaked Abortion Ruling as Opportunity for Violence
Blog
The May 2, 2022, leak of the draft opinion overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling has animated people on both sides of the abortion debate. And as pro-choice advocates are vowing to protest the potential loss of reproductive freedom, right-wing extremists advocating for -- and in some cases threatening -- violence against them.
Footage of Buffalo Attack Spread Quickly Across Platforms, Has Been Online for Days
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The livestream of the accused Buffalo shooter’s deadly May 14, 2022, attack at a Buffalo supermarket was available briefly via Twitch, but the footage spread quickly across online platforms, and remains online for public consumption. Five full days after the shooting rampage, the ADL Center on Extremism (COE) was able to find the footage on platforms as diverse as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Telegram, Bitchute and Gab.
Responding to Buffalo Shooting, Far-Right Politicians, Pundits Parrot Extremists
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After news broke of the deadly white supremacist shooting in Buffalo on Saturday, May 14, 2022, extremists, politicians and ideologues offered their takes on the attack.
Striking Similarities Between Gendron and Tarrant Manifestos
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The ADL Center on Extremism has found remarkable parallels and overlap between online manifestos posted by accused Buffalo shooting perpetrator Payton Gendron and Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant. While Gendron’s language is notably more antisemitic than Tarrant’s, entire portions of the texts are identical.
What Will Finally Be the Tipping Point Against Facebook?
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In light of The Wall Street Journal's explosive series on Facebook, it is clear we have to rein in the company and other social media platforms. Read on to learn why this current moment is pivotal for reforming Big Tech.
The Infrastructure of Hate: Epik Hosts Extremist Groups
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A domain registrar and web hosting company has clients that seed hate and extremism. Learn more about who they are and why they pose a danger to society.
Doxing Should Be Illegal. Reporting Extremists Should Not.
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Many people define doxing as posting someone’s personal information online. But doxing as a blanket term threatens to ignore the crucial difference between criminal doxing on the one hand, and, on the other hand, lawfully identifying people online, where the purpose may be to protect others, track down extremists or report on a public interest story. This is why ADL and State Senator Adam Morfeld worked together to introduce legislation to outlaw criminal doxing in Nebraska.