YouTube has blocked the account of the ultranationalist group 1143, led by Mario Machado, after the newspaper New York Times by publishing an article in which he drew a correlation between the ideas advocated by the far-right group and the unrest that had occurred in various parts of the world.
“Our policies strictly prohibit content that glorifies hateful supremacist propaganda, including hate symbols, and we have closed the channel that New York Times “mentioned,” a YouTube spokesperson said. Reuters.
Remember that the 1143 group even promoted a “campaign against the Islamization of Europe” in February this year and held several demonstrations against immigration to the country. The meeting place for the protests in Lisbon was Martim Moniz, a district of the capital known for its hospitality. immigrants. The Lisbon City Council banned the protests, but members of the group decided to demonstrate anyway.
Article from New York Times spoke about how hate speech is multiplying on social media and how this situation is breeding even more violence. In Southport, UK, the death of three children, one of whom was Portuguese, led to a series of riots. The Islamic community was immediately blamed. During these protests, mosques were looted, police were attacked and hundreds of arrests were made.
The North American newspaper also recalled a case that made headlines in Portugal this year, when a group of men beat up Moroccan and Algerian immigrants in the city of Porto. The attacks even involved sticks, pipes and hammers. The incident was widely publicized on social media, and the 1143 group was initially linked to it. Mario Machado denied the organization’s involvement.
The ultra-nationalist group also uses other social media platforms such as Telegram to denounce racist and xenophobic ideals.