Crash Course: The Proud Boys are collapsing: Surprise! Legal consequences do hurt authoritarian movements

Despite fears that accountability will make MAGA more powerful, a new report shows it weakens the far-right [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMTl0azgzZ3o4Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvODdjZXVpeHY1bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMTQ2YXJ3ZnVyNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdGZscGRjaWJtMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvM2dmdjQ1dWVrbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNTlraTNvMDA4cy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdHc3MXVieDJ6ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo The Proud Boys are collapsing: Surprise! Legal consequences do hurt authoritarian movements From Amanda Marcotte: There's evidence some Proud Boys are decamping to neo-Nazi groups. I'd argue that the Proud Boys are impacted by the [same forces that are causing Moms for Liberty](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNTB1ZXgwcTEwZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to falter. Republicans bet big into 2022 on far-right groups, but instead, the GOP underperformed in the 2022 and 2023 elections. The backfire effect is reducing enthusiasm for this new breed of culture warriors. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNWdsMTc2dW5kMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdm1oMjY3NHNuaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbHN2a3VneWd5cy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNDFkMXRuNGZ1bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaTl5aGJrMDFtZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Abortion rights vs Big Tech: A major privacy win against “corporate surveillance” [Forty-one states](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdTU3a3Q1bzQyMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) are currently suing Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, alleging the company lured teens with addictive and harmful content, and then profited off data it collected [from them](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGdocmNyZXN3ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), using geolocation and other sensitive personal data to serve [targeted ads](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdGV0Ym96Z3ppMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). In November, the social media giant filed a lawsuit against the FTC in a bid to dodge the [$5 billion fine](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvamMwbGs1cWwwNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) it has owed the government since 2019. Ahead of the FTC settlement on Tuesday morning, Meta debuted its latest effort to get ahead of regulation, rolling out some modest [content restrictions](~/AASU4wA~/RgRngl1mP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveGs4cjF3NGVzYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXhsZjR1N240aGJXA3NwY0IKZZ5o2J9lNjAWLlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for teens on its apps. Children’s advocacy group Fairplay called Meta’s last-minute move “desperate” and urged Congress to take action. 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