Anti-fascists and anti-racists contest right-wing authoritarianism online. There are not just the likes of Breitbart on social media, but also groups and individuals such as Hope Not Hate (around 100k followers on Twitter), Democratic Socialists of America (around 250k Twitter-followers), Black Lives Matter (around 350k Twitter-followers), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (around 450k Twitterfollowers), etc. that challenge racism and right-wing extremism and run online campaigns. An example is the International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism (9 November) that uses hashtags such as #SpeakUpNow, #FightFascism, #9November, #DayAgainstFascism, and #DayAgainstAntisemitism.
The next section will based on HCC discuss the relationship of journalism and reification and will relate HCC to digital phenomena such as social media, online fake news, targeted advertising, algorithms, and political bots.
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