Social Media and the Growth of Hate Speech and Exposure 1

This chapter studies the way that white supremacists use social media and other online platforms to disseminate their ideology and recruit new members. White supremacist paraphernalia is available online, both from dedicated sites and mainstream ones that sell user created content. White supremacists also make use of mainstream social media. This chapter examines the use of these sites and the methods shite supremacists use to circumvent anti-hate policies. We will also look at their use of bespoke sites where they can be more open in their rhetoric.