> In our typology, alternative channels tend to advocate “reactionary” positions and typically
claim to espouse marginalized viewpoints despite the channel owners primarily identifying as White
and/or male. This list combines Lewis’ Alternative Influence Network (31), the Intellectual Dark
Web and Alt-lite channels from Ribeiro et al. (22), and channels classified by Ledwich and Zaitsev
(23) as Men’s Rights Activists or Anti-Social Justice Warriors. Example alternative channels in our
typology include those hosted by Steven Crowder, Tim Pool, Laura Loomer, and Candace Owens.
> Our list of extremist channels consists of those labelled as white identitarian by Ledwich and
Zaitsev (23), white supremacist by Charles (32), extremist or hateful by the Center on Extremism
at the Anti-Defamation League, and those compiled by journalist Aaron Sankin from lists curated
by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, the Counter Extremism
Project, and the white supremacist website Stormfront (33). Example extremist channels include
those hosted by Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Mike Cernovich, and Faith J. Goldy.
I am not going to argue whether those channels are "alternative" or "extremist". However, it is obvious that the authors think only right wing has "alternative" or "extremist" (whatever they mean) videos/ideas, there is no left wing "alternative" or "extremist" videos/ideas. Does anyone really believe that?
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 19.9 ms ] thread> Our list of extremist channels consists of those labelled as white identitarian by Ledwich and Zaitsev (23), white supremacist by Charles (32), extremist or hateful by the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League, and those compiled by journalist Aaron Sankin from lists curated by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, the Counter Extremism Project, and the white supremacist website Stormfront (33). Example extremist channels include those hosted by Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Mike Cernovich, and Faith J. Goldy.
I am not going to argue whether those channels are "alternative" or "extremist". However, it is obvious that the authors think only right wing has "alternative" or "extremist" (whatever they mean) videos/ideas, there is no left wing "alternative" or "extremist" videos/ideas. Does anyone really believe that?