White supremacist groups have seized on riots in the UK as a recruiting opportunity, using the Telegram messaging site to promote conspiracy theories and incite violence in their bid to lure new members.
Hard-line organizations previously designated by the UK as domestic terrorists are calling for an overthrow of the British government with posts that say “the revolution has started.” Some extremist Telegram users have openly discussed how to capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiment in the UK to steer Britons to radicalized communities, according to findings from Logically, a UK-based firm that tracks online disinformation.
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