It is so important to rally around people under attack and fighting back against #broligarchy #technoautocracy Carole Cadwalladr warned us about #dataanalytica She's again warning us and telling us what we can do about it. #CaroleCadwalldr youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
It's like when the Tories and their russian handlers went after #carolecadwalldr when she uncovered russian interference into brexit. Look after her
![52m ago 15.03 BST
Carole Cadwalladr
The Observer's Carole Cadwalladr has delved into how social media has
created a "perfect storm" for the UK's far-right riots. Here is an excerpt:
"It feels like it was only a matter of time before we saw something like this in
the UK," said Julia Ebner, the leader of the Violent Extremism Lab at the
Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion at Oxford University. "This
alternative information ecoystem is fuelling these narratives. We saw it in
Germany in the 2018 Chemnitz riots, which this strongly reminded me of.
And we saw [it] in the US with the January 6 insurrection."
"You see this chain reaction in these alternative news channels, where
disinformation can spread so quickly and can mobilise people to take the
streets - who are then prone to using violence because there's this anger and
these really deep emotions that are, of course, being amplified. And then,
from these alternative outlets, it's carried on to X or on to the mainstream
social media platforms."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5eyzxq6litcyeva7et2xs6yt/bafkreicbx37gdortogyecv4yhck374ztc3le65xpv2pjrhpdpq77godfka)
52m ago 15.03 BST Carole Cadwalladr The Observer's Carole Cadwalladr has delved into how social media has created a "perfect storm" for the UK's far-right riots. Here is an excerpt: "It feels like it was only a matter of time before we saw something like this in the UK," said Julia Ebner, the leader of the Violent Extremism Lab at the Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion at Oxford University. "This alternative information ecoystem is fuelling these narratives. We saw it in Germany in the 2018 Chemnitz riots, which this strongly reminded me of. And we saw [it] in the US with the January 6 insurrection." "You see this chain reaction in these alternative news channels, where disinformation can spread so quickly and can mobilise people to take the streets - who are then prone to using violence because there's this anger and these really deep emotions that are, of course, being amplified. And then, from these alternative outlets, it's carried on to X or on to the mainstream social media platforms."
This "alternative information ecosystem" - which includes Telegram, Bitchute, Parler and Gab - flows often invisibly beneath the mainstream media or even social media landscape. It has proved to be a breeding ground for far-right, conspiracy and extremist ideologies that this week collided and mobilised people on to the streets. "Politicians have to stop saying 'the real world' as opposed to the 'online world'," Maria Ressa said. "How many times do we have to say it? It's the same thing."
Carole Cadwalladr, whom the British Press left out in the cold because she was telling the truth, has some thoughts on today
#CaroleCadwalldr #Fascists #FarRight #UKPOL #UKpolitics #Gab #Parler #Bitchute
