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7 Trends in Online Extremism to Look Out for in 2022

In 2022, right-wing extremists are increasingly decentralized, switching to new technologies like NFTs, and running for local office.
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It’s now been well over a year since a horde of pro-Donald Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, trying and failing to return the former president to office. Slowly but surely, the nation has settled into a new normal. So too have the perpetrators’ ideological allies, ranging from the street-brawling Proud Boys to QAnon conspiracy theorists, as well as even more extreme groups like fascists who saw in the riot an opportunity towards further radicalization.

As 2022 kicks off, here are some of the biggest ongoing trends in online and offline right-wing extremism to keep an eye on.

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