ABSTRACT

Chapter 4 offers a comprehensive overview of Stormfront and its user base, leveraging descriptive statistics. The forum collects members from around the globe, united in their adherence to white supremacist ideology, anti-Semitism, and holocaust denial. The chapter paints a detailed demographic picture, exploring the identities, professions, and interactions of its members. Furthermore, it examines Stormfront's connections and distinctions from other extremist online platforms like Voat, Parler, and Gab. The chapter seeks to present the distinctive affordances of the Stormfront community and delves into how its technical infrastructure shapes and influences the specific social processes that unfold within the forum.