Inside Britain’s nationalist dark web

Downing Street has set up special unit to monitor network of anonymous ‘news’ websites spreading populist messages

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A #freetommy protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London
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A burgeoning network of anonymous “news” websites that create viral content and spread populist messages about the UK across the internet has caught the attention of the government.

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