4 Ways Far-Right Groups Are Winning The Social Media Battle
Followers of jailed rancher Cliven Bundy and his militia are using livestreaming, particularly on Facebook, to galvanize the movement far beyond the American West.
by Kirk Siegler
Jul 31, 2017
3 minutes
In the rural West, the jailed rancher Cliven Bundy and his militia followers were early and savvy users of social media. Bundy is the man who inspired two armed standoffs against federal agents over control of U.S. public lands.
Now, as a series of federal trials has begun for the 2014 standoff near the Bundy ranch, his followers are regularly using Facebook Live to do their own reporting on the cases.
Experts who monitor radical and extremist groups say the militia movement in particular has always used newsletters and chat forums to reach their
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days