ONLINE | Chronological feeds of participants the study exposed to the X algorithm contained 60% more posts from conservative accounts and 28% more from conservative political activists relative to chronological feeds of those who did not use the algorithmic feed.
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PSYCHOLOGY | Researchers like UCSD’s Dimsdale fear that social media is now a vector for coercive persuasion, just as Meerloo worried about television’s mind-control powers in the 1950s.
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The Spectator, a right wing news magazine owned by Paul Marshall, falsely accused a HOPE not hate journalist of committing a serious criminal offence.
They were forced to retract the story and apologise. But instead of stopping there, The Spectator couldn’t resist one more swing.
The Bristol Patriots “March for Unity” last Saturday claimed to be “united against extremism”.
But attendance included fascists, convicted violent thugs, and a child sex offender.
Read our report:
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/03/12/a...
After riots shook communities across Britain in 2024, more than 15,000 HOPE not hate supporters wrote to their MPs calling for action to tackle hate and division.
This week we saw an important step forward and the government has now published a community cohesion strategy.
“Guantanamo Bay was meant to imprison terrorists – it may have created them”
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The far right has always attracted violent thugs and criminals who blame immigrants for violence and criminality.
We look at Bristol’s “March for Unity” last weekend, which included a convicted bank robber, a knife attacker, a child sex offender and more
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Research found that while only 3% of active accounts are toxic, they produce 33 % of all content.
And “Every day users scroll through an estimated 300 feet of newsfeed on social media–roughly the height of the Statue of Liberty”
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CTE | “The ideas in this environment are being normalised. Companies like Meta and X have made it easier for right-wing extremist influencers to have greater visibility and reach a wider audience,” Expo said in its annual report.
CTE | Sageman M. explores a stagnation in terrorism research, questioning why we are no closer to understanding the factors that propel individuals towards political violence.
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The US is widely reported to have hit the Qeshm desalination plant. The response from Iran suggests they may now use the precedent to justify attacks on Gulf plants. Attacking critical civilian infrastructure is a war crime. The Govt must seek an urgent explanation from the US.
State of HATE 2026 is out now.
Our biggest report yet, with 100+ profiles of far-right individuals and groups, plus new investigations, analysis and polling.
To understand how the far right in Britain is evolving and how to challenge it, start here. 👇
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Nigel Farage loves quoting polls. Just not this one. ❌
Just 20 accounts drive more than a third of the activity in Stephen Lennon’s (aka Tommy Robinson’s) online network.
Our Data Desk analysed 13,000+ posts and 1,750 key interactions for State of Hate 2026 to map how his ecosystem works.
Here’s what we found 👇
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US | Bill in the Florida Legislature would authorise government surveillance of people whose "views" or "opinions" are deemed "a threat" to state or national "interests."
RESEARCH | How far-right users have accelerated the spread of harmful content by successfully exploiting AI tools and platforms.
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ONLINE | This policy paper provides an overview of the specific online threat landscape of nihilistic violence subcultures, and outlines the implications for platform measures to protect users.
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Researchers from various disciplines investigate far-right extremism and its societal contexts.
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The polling for @hopenothate.org.uk comes as Nigel Farage tries to court centre-ground voters while facing pressure from right flank. By @benquinn75.bsky.social
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OUT TODAY: State of HATE 2026
Our annual deep dive into the British far right.
The groups. The networks. The money. The rhetoric. The public mood.
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🚨 OUT TODAY: State of HATE 2026
Our annual deep dive into the British far right.
The groups. The networks. The money. The rhetoric. The public mood.
🔎 Explore the report:
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“CVI is one of many small “irregular” groups promoting, networking, and recruiting openly on major social media platforms like Instagram.”
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DRIVERS OF RIGHT WING RADICALISM | Great study by Helbling, Jungkunz & Osenbrügge looking at Socio-psychological predictors of radicalism, extremism, and fundamentalism. Material deprivation = biggest driver of right-wing radicalism (RWR) and general extremism (GEX).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
CTE | In January 2026, the number of incidents linked to terrorism and right-wing extremist violence increased compared to December, with 17 recorded events worldwide.
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Casualties and destruction reported across at least nine countries in under 10 hours.
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