- Sinister Influence: An easygoing DJ led a dual life as an online propagandist for white supremacist hate and, prosecutors say, inspired followers to kill LGBTQ+ people and people of color.
- Producer of Hate: For years, Matthew Allison took advantage of lax moderation on the social media platform Telegram to churn out videos — around 120 in total — celebrating white terrorism.
- A Free Speech Defense: Allison has said he is a video “artist” and does not hate anyone. He denied inciting people to commit violence and plans to fight his case on First Amendment grounds.
A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network.
Submitted 6 days ago by Tea@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.propublica.org/article/matthew-allison-dj-terrogram-collective-boise-dallas-humber
psmgx@lemmy.world 6 days ago
You had me at Bosie. That explains a lot…