Technology

This stuff is pretty old at this point. At least as far as internet trends go. It‘s basically white monster worshippers who think they can obtain super natural reptilian powers and golden hair with blue eyes by consuming energy drinks. They‘re basically putting fascism into something that was already completely bonkers and virtually no one believes in. It‘s an aesthetic at most and a childish one at that. Nobody can possibly take any of this seriously. Not even as a threat. Not when real fascism is creeping into our society.

White supremacist memes are mainstream at this point and have been for a long time. I wish the article highlighted the intentional nature of these groups. These are not organic trends(during the start seeding and boosting phase).

Once they get picked up they do big numbers and the scary part is they dont just get recommended to people deep in the rightwing pipeline.

Tiktok under “China”: Exposes people to the reality of genocide.

Tiktok under zionism: Exposes people to mythology of white supremacy.

(Libs lobbied for this.)

Moderation systems on social media platforms aim to remove overt extremist propaganda. These systems work imperfectly, but overt propaganda is unlikely to reach mass audiences before being removed.

Instead, far-right actors often use generative AI to mask racial ideology behind seemingly benign tropes from science fiction and fantasy. This allows a “de-demonising” of their ideas. Elf-like depictions of the “Aryan” inhabitants of Agartha, or footage of an underground utopia, make the idea of a white ethnostate seem palatable.

The engaging aesthetic keeps people watching longer. In turn, this triggers the algorithm to push the video to wider audiences.