What does the future hold for alt-right social media platforms?
In today’s episode, we hear from Sarah Riccardi-Swartz as she considers Trump’s announcement of TRUTH Social, his new social media platform, and traces the long history of alt-right media in America, from apps like Parler to radio host Rush Limbaugh.
In her Canopy Forum article, “The Mainstreaming of Alt-Right Media,” Swartz writes that “The far right is looking for a digital alternative to mainstream media platforms where they are viewed as social outliers. They are seeking alternative spaces where their radical ideas, conversations, and events will be viewed as normative and mainstream.”
Are alt-right media spaces such as TRUTH Social protected under the First Amendment?
Find out now.
Read the original article on Canopy Forum.
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