Under Ctrl, the Epping Migrant Protests & Why Is ‘Romantasy’ so Popular?

Epping hotel: Video goes viral of man shouting outside that the 'hotel is full of terrorists' - after 'anti-migrant' protests

A video has gone viral showing a man allegedly shouting outside the Bell hotel in Epping that it is “full of terrorists”.

Under ctrl, the Epping migrant protests & why is ‘romantasy’ so popular?

Under CTRL, the Epping migrant protests & why is ‘romantasy’ so popular?First: the new era of censorship A year ago, John Power notes, the UK was consumed by race riots precipitated by online rumours about the perpetrator of the Southport atrocity. This summer, there have been protests, but ‘something is different’. With the introduction of the Online Safety Act, ‘the government is exerting far greater control over what can and can’t be viewed o…

Epping protests 'could have got worse', anti-fascist group warns

The anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate has reflected on how quickly things can escalate

Far right fuels UK protests using misinformation and social media chaos

In recent weeks, violent protests in the UK have once again erupted over the contentious issue of immigration, with the small town of Epping, Essex, becoming the latest flashpoint. What began as outrage over an alleged sexual assault by an asylum seeker quickly spiraled into something far more dangerous: a coordinated display of far-right extremism, enabled by misinformation, fueled by economic anxieties, and amplified by the uncontrolled reach …