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John, ADL has just released two trailblazing investigative reports that reveal how to disrupt paths that extremists are using to recruit supporters, raise funds and conspire to plan hateful actions.
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ADL Crowdfunding Report: How Bigots and Extremists Collect & Use Millions in Online Donations
Jan. 6 insurrectionists, white supremacists, QAnon adherents and antisemitic Black Hebrew Israelites have coopted internet crowdfunding (raising funds via many small donations) to feed their work.
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An analysis by the ADL Center on Extremism found that between 2016 and 2022, extremists raised at least $6.2 million using crowdfunding platforms. Examples include:
- The virulently antisemitic Goyim Defense League crowdfunded to help pay for their 2021 “Name the Nose” tour where the group intimidated individuals in public and distributed antisemitic propaganda.
- White supremacist and antisemite Michael Weaver crowdfunded to help fund his legal expenses after he was cited for distributing white supremacist flyers in Cartersville, GA.
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the Black Hebrew Israelite movement have crowdfunded to push antisemitic conspiracy theories revolving around the “Synagogue of Satan” and the Rothschild family.
- By far the largest extremist crowdfunding is linked to the January 6 insurrection. Extremists are believed to have used these funds to pay for equipment and travel as well as legal expenses, including by people who were accused of the most serious crimes, such as seditious conspiracy and assaulting law enforcement officers.
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Read the Crowdfunding Hate Report
TAKE ACTION: Please join ADL in urging Congress and the Biden Administration to crack down on extremist fundraising.
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Email Your Congressperson now.
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Bad Gateway: How Deplatforming Affects Extremist Websites
This report is a rare look at the internet infrastructure that provides vital services to extremist websites.
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These findings, released by the ADL Center for Technology & Society based on the work of an ADL Belfer Fellow, are proof that deplatforming (removing infrastructure that online platforms rely on) can reduce the spread of online hate and harassment.
We looked at several extremist websites that had been deplatformed after ADL and others raised concerns, including the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer and 8chan/8kun, a website where users anonymously post hateful content. In these cases, when internet infrastructure companies deplatformed them, the websites were forced to find other ways to stay online. The Daily Stormer, for example, has struggled to remain online after 17 different domain name changes in response to deplatforming.
The study found that deplatforming quickly reduces the popularity of the website. Sometimes the website never regains its previous audience size.
Armed with these important findings, we are providing advice for internet infrastructure companies, policymakers and advocacy organizations so we can keep up the heat on extremists.
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Read the Bad Gateway Report
TAKE ACTION: Please join ADL in calling on internet companies to unite against hate and stop doing business with extremists.
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Sign the petition now.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Greenblatt
CEO and National Director
ADL
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