After border rally, livestreamers became migrant ‘hunters,’ report says

Members of a self-titled “Army of God” convoy that traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border to protest border policies went on to film themselves harassing residents and migrants after their rally was over. Meanwhile, almost half of American Jews altered their behavior in recent months out of fear of anti-Semitism, a new report finds. And the world’s largest database of far-right and extremist symbols gets a major update.
It’s the week in extremism.   
After traveling to Texas for a rally earlier this month, some participants in an “Army of God” border rally went on to film themselves harassing and “hunting” migrants, according to a story published this week in WIRED magazine.
As the article notes, the rallygoers also raised money throughout their livestreaming tour of the border, frequently interrupting their broadcasts to thank viewers for sending them donations. The accounts have since been removed from YouTube. 
More than three quarters of American Jews feel less safe than a year ago and almost half have changed their behavior as a result, according to a new poll by the American Jewish Committee covered by USA TODAY this week.
The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism announced this week it has expanded the world’s largest database of far-right and extremist symbols. Launched last year, the online library now contains more than 750 entries from across the globe. 
That’s how many online gamers have experienced hate speech, according to a new study from the US Government Accountability Office.
The study, entitled “Online Extremism is a Growing Problem, But What’s Being Done About It?” concludes that the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics needs to further study the problem of hate and extremism online — something experts have been calling for for years. 
An annual report by the Anti-Defamation League noted similar results, finding 50% of Black adults reported being harassed because of their identity in 2023, with a sharp uptick in harassment for women and teen gamers, too. “Harassment in online games is still so pervasive that it is the norm today,” Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO, told USA TODAY.