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| − | ::The site's name translates into English as 'unpixelated', but is also a Swedish colloquialism meaning to 'reveal' or 'unmask"'and one of the most common recurring themes on the site is publish photos of suspected criminals of foreign origin. The website furthermore contains material which echoes the [[Sweden | + | ::The site's name translates into English as 'unpixelated', but is also a Swedish colloquialism meaning to 'reveal' or 'unmask"'and one of the most common recurring themes on the site is publish photos of suspected criminals of foreign origin. The website furthermore contains material which echoes the [[Sweden Democrats]] party's negative line on immigration, multicultural society, and the mainstream Swedish media.<ref name="Local2">[http://www.thelocal.se/20130627/48726 Sweden Democrat has close ties to far-right site], 27 June 2013, accessed 16 February 2015</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:52, 16 February 2015
Avpixlat is a Swedish website which has been described as an 'infamous hate site' with a 'strongly anti-immigrant bias'.[1]
Contents
Activities
The Local reports:
- The site's name translates into English as 'unpixelated', but is also a Swedish colloquialism meaning to 'reveal' or 'unmask"'and one of the most common recurring themes on the site is publish photos of suspected criminals of foreign origin. The website furthermore contains material which echoes the Sweden Democrats party's negative line on immigration, multicultural society, and the mainstream Swedish media.[2]
Affiliations
- Sweden Democrats - 'close ties'[2]
People
- Kent Ekeroth - organises fundraising, editorial influence
- Mats Dagerlind - main administrator[2]
Notes
- ↑ Swedish magnates fund infamous 'hate site', The Local, 23 October 2013, accessed 16 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sweden Democrat has close ties to far-right site, 27 June 2013, accessed 16 February 2015
