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A BRITISH-BASED website has become the new home of the far right, terrorists and dangerous conspiracy theorists, researchers have claimed.
BitChute, which is registered in Britain, was set up in 2017 as a self-described “free speech” website to circumvent bans imposed by other mainstream platforms.
But researchers at anti-extremist group Hope not Hate claim that the site’s lax approach is allowing anti-semitic, racist and dangerous material to proliferate there.
A report by the group identified 114 videos in support of proscribed terrorist groups, including 23 in support of National Action and 86 promoting Islamic State.
The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has a channel on BitChute with more than 25,000 subscribers.
A Hope not Hate statement said: “A cursory search on the platform will turn up hundreds if not thousands of videos celebrating the Holocaust or calling for the genocide of black and ethnic minority groups.”
The researchers said that it wanted the police to launch an investigation into the site, and for online platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to ban sharing its content.
BitChute boss Patrick Vahey claimed that the site was removing thousands of videos a day, adding: “We know we need to do more.”
