social media, algorithms, and right-wing propaganda

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4. I posted about this around the election last year. I suck at searching on this site, but anyhoo, I posted a video

of a brief interview with a young black man interviewed by Don Lemon. He was talking about this very thing, how many young men get sucked into the bro culture/MAGA If I recall it started out as a discussion about misogyny and black men and how it may hurt Kamala. The young man mentioned how he had been sucked into " the bro culture" where misogyny is prevalent. He said it did not start out that way. Young men get sucked in through various interests - typically working out, making money and get sucked into these algorithms by these online hucksters/influencers. Starts out innocently like you said, then it gets ugly and they are being " red pilled"
The good news is that I saw that interview posted on a hip hop forum popular with young black men. Some of the responses gave me hope. There were several responses that rejected the bro/manosphere culture after seeing the hate and misogyny. They recognized that not all "skinfolk are not kinfolk".

I agree with you that some of these folks are being paid. It has been rumored that Tariq Nasheed was paid by Steve Bannon and/or by Russians.
He went from Anti Trump to Pro Trump.
Like Candace Owens, these clowns have figured out that it pays to sell your soul and be the black face of RW propaganda.


ETA: Love Bone Thugs - Notorious thugs with Biggie is my jam.