French Ultranationalist Network Gaining Momentum, Organizing Violent Action On Social Media

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March 15, 2023

A French social media account launched about a year ago, aims to recruit determined French ultranationalists from across France to form a strong French transnational network of ultranationalists. To date, the account has over 4,000 followers and hundreds of members. It has posted several videos depicting clashes between ultranationalists and “antifa,” and has also recently posted videos promoting ultranationalists. It has several dozen discussion groups, one for each region of France. The full report provides details.

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