Some of the organisers have moved to encrypted messaging apps like Telegram and Signal, which cannot be as easily monitored as social media platforms. But after many groups were banned from mainstream social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the groups have been relegated to half a dozen apps and platforms to organise their next steps. “There are going to be a lot of different protests, organised on different platforms, with different intention. “There is a massive exodus that is happening, and we are really seeing people scatter across different sites as they look for a home,” said Argentino. “Different groups have settled in different places.”On Telegram, where members of the Proud Boys and other militia groups host popular channels, there have been calls for people to organise for marches on state capitol buildings Saturday.

Source: bd News24 January 12, 2021 04:30 UTC