Thread: Following a @hopenothate campaign, the misogynist Andrew Tate has been deplatformed by all major social media platforms. He's finally responded with a video in which he tries to totally rewrite his own history. It's long so we've watched it so you don't have to (1) His main defence is that the awful quotes about women have been taken out of context. He moans that people take clips from longer videos and edit them into short clips that don't have context. Yet, that's exactly what he's been encouraging his supporters to do all year! (2)

Thread: The @hopenothate campaign to reduce the harm caused by the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate has been really successful. He's already been removed by Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. But why did we feel he was dangerous enough to warrant deplatforming? (1) We don't call for the deplatforming of figures lightly. We understand that social media is an important space for debate and disagreement. We only call for it when we think it's really important or a user, such as Andrew Tate, poses a serious danger. (2)

The local elections are fast approaching. This year Britain First have decided to focus all their efforts on just three seats: Rhondda Cynon Taff, Salford and Greenwich. Despite only needing to find 3 people they've managed to pick some very extreme candidates. Have a look: (1) Standing in Rhondda Cynon Taff (Bryanna and Llanharan ward) is Carl Burgess. He has repeatedly recommended a notorious, highly antisemitic Holocaust denial documentary on social media. In April 2020, wrote: “Jews wanna take over the world I watched a documentary”. (2)

Thread: So Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) made a video this week saying @hopenothate can't keep going after his assets as he is no longer bankrupt and so no longer has any debts. Let me explain why he is wrong (1) When you go bankrupt the debts you owe and the assets you own form what is known as the Bankruptcy Estate. The trustees job is to then distribute the assets to pay the creditors who are owed. (2)

Thread: The interview with Universities Minister Michelle Donelan on @BBCRadio4 where she essentially argues we must "protect and promote" the free speech of Holocaust deniers shows up the fundamental issue with the governments new so-called free-speech bill. (1) This current debate has no relationship to the quality/value of the speech they demand should be heard, when and where they demand. The gov wrongly assume that diversity of opinion always leads to attainment of truth, and that the correct argument will always win if debated. (2)

Today @hopenothate launch of an important new report on QAnon in the UK and Europe by David Lawrence and @GregoryDavisHNH

Full report here:

hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/upl… The executive summary is available here:

hopenothate.org.uk/2020/10/22/qan…

This year @hopenothate has been one of the hardest I can remember with 3 elections and more far-right terrorist attacks than previously. Despite this our research team has produced some of the best work available on the contemporary far right. Here are our highlights: (1) Our major report this year was From Banners to Bullets: The International Identitarian Movement. Co-authored by @SimonMurdochHNH and with an infiltration by @_BvdM it looked at 23 countries around the world. hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/upl… (2)