Anti-migrant activist detained by police ahead of a London demonstration, as his online following surges due to promotion by 'X' owner Elon Musk
'Tommy Robinson'
These factors do not exist in isolation but interact and act as force multipliers for each other and are ripe to be manipulated through identity politics
Robinson has been blamed for stoking the unrest, but the tentacles of disinformation are global. Nafeez Ahmed uncovers a worrying nexus of tech platforms and far-right conspiracy – with links to Europe, Russia and the January 6 insurrection