Hodson on the violent rhetoric of the “Queen of Canada”

Royal Roads’ associate professor and Canadian Research Chair in Digital Communication Jaigris Hodson spoke with Victoria News about online extremism. The article focuses on Romana Didulo, who calls herself "the Queen of Canada," and has been a cause for concern for the RCMP’s national security team and researchers who study online extremism and misinformation.

Hodson spoke about the potential for growth for misinformation online:

“A following of 72,700 on Telegram has as much power as double or triple that on Facebook, Twitter, or another social media site.”

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