Uncanny Valley | WIRED

The New Power of Far-Right Influencers


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History professor Mark Bray is no stranger to death threats. As the author of the book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, published in 2017, he has received backlash and harassment from far-right circles for almost a decade. But things recently escalated after the Trump administration designated antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization,” and far-right influencers with a newfound power targeted Bray. 

Mike sits down with WIRED’s David Gilbert and Leah Feiger to discuss what went down, how the role of far-right influencers has expanded exponentially during the past year, and what responsibility tech companies carry. 

Articles mentioned in this episode: 

  • He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US | WIRED
  •  Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It | WIRED 
  • The Who's Who of MAGA Influencers You Should Know About by Now | WIRED 

    Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.

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