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Modern-Day Lynchings: The Long History of Gamified White Supremacist Terrorism

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Introduction When a terrorist opened fire on African Americans at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York, in May 2022, the livestream was an essential part of his operation. The gunman declared in his manifesto: “I think that live streaming this attack gives me some motivation in the way that I know that some people will be cheering for me.”  The attacker, Payton Gendron, was inspired by a fellow white supremacist terrorist who livestreamed…
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GNET broke the news in on Monday, May 19, 2025.
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