Stefan Molyneux

Not to be confused with Stephen Molyneux.

Stefan Molyneux
Molyneux in February 2014
Born
Stefan Basil Molyneux

(1966-09-24) September 24, 1966 (age 58)
Athlone, Ireland
NationalityCanadian
Education
Occupation(s)Podcaster, blogger, author, political commentator
Years active2005–present
Movement
SpouseChristina Papadopoulos[1]
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On the negatives of government force
Websitefreedomainradio.com
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Stefan Basil Molyneux (/stəˈfæn ˈmɒlɪnjuː/; born September 24, 1966) is an Irish-born Canadian white nationalist[2][3][4][5][6] podcaster and proponent of conspiracy theories, white supremacy,[7][8] scientific racism, and the men's rights movement.[15] He is the founder of the Freedomain Radio website.[1] As of September 2020, Molyneux has been permanently banned or suspended from PayPal, Mailchimp, YouTube, and SoundCloud, all for violating hate speech policies.[16][17][18][19][20]

Molyneux is described as a leading figure of the alt-right movement by Politico and The Washington Post, and as far-right by The New York Times.[21][22][23][24] Tom Clements in The Independent describes Molyneux as "an alt-lite philosopher with a perverse fixation on race and IQ".[25] Molyneux describes himself as a philosopher and an anarcho-capitalist.[21]

Multiple sources describe the Freedomain internet community as a cult, referring to the indoctrination techniques Molyneux has used as its leader.[26][27][28][29]

Molyneux previously worked in the software industry, wrote nine articles for libertarian Lew Rockwell's personal website, and made appearances on Press TV, InfoWars, and RT.

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  3. ^ Gais, Hannah (April 17, 2020). "Hate Groups and Racist Pundits Spew COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media Despite Companies' Pledges to Combat It". Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022. white nationalist YouTuber and self-proclaimed philosopher Stefan Molyneux
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  5. ^ Veilleux-Lepage, Y.; Daymon, C.; Amarasingam, A. (2020). "The Christchurch attack report: Key takeaways on Tarrant's radicalization and attack planning". ICCT Perspective. The Hague: International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "YouTube removes three prominent white supremacist channels". The Independent. June 30, 2020. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Alexander, Julia (June 29, 2020). "YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech". The Verge. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Pace, Brian A.; Devenot, Neşe (December 10, 2021). "Right-Wing Psychedelia: Case Studies in Cultural Plasticity and Political Pluripotency". Frontiers in Psychology. 12: 733185. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733185. ISSN 1664-1078. PMC 8717779. PMID 34975622.
  9. ^ "Stefan Molyneux". Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019.
  10. ^ Beery, Zoë (February 14, 2019). "How YouTube reactionaries are breaking the news media". Columbia Journalism Review. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019.
  11. ^ Lewis, Rebecca (September 18, 2018). "Alternative Influence". Data & Society Research Institute. p. 37. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018. In his YouTube videos, Molyneux openly promotes scientific racism, advocates for the men's rights movement, critiques initiatives devoted to gender equity, and promotes white supremacist conspiracy theories focused on 'White Genocide' and 'The Great Replacement.'
  12. ^ Evans, Gavin (March 2, 2018). "The unwelcome revival of 'race science'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Winter, Aaron (2019). "Online Hate: From the Far-Right to the 'Alt-Right' and from the Margins to the Mainstream". In Lumsden, Karen; Harmer, Emily (eds.). Online Othering (PDF). Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 39–63. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9_2. ISBN 978-3030126322. LCCN 2019930706. S2CID 159264406. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "Alt-right blogger Stefan Molyneux says lipstick should be banned in workplace". The New Zealand Herald. August 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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  16. ^ Gurley, Lauren Kaori (November 6, 2019). "PayPal Bans YouTuber Who Thinks Non-White People Are a Separate Species". Vice. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  17. ^ Crowley, James (November 5, 2019). "PayPal to cut off donations to right-wing YouTuber Stefan Molyneux following social media divestment campaign". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  18. ^ "A prominent far-right commentator has been banned from sending his own newsletter". Indy100. January 15, 2020. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  19. ^ Alexander, Julia (June 29, 2020). "YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech". The Verge. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  20. ^ "Twitter Suspends White Nationalist Stefan Molyneux". ScreenRant. July 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  21. ^ a b Roose, Kevin (June 8, 2019). "The Making of a YouTube Radical". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  22. ^ Schreckinger, Ben (April 7, 2017). "Trump's Troll Army Isn't Ready for War in Syria". Politico Magazine. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  23. ^ McCullough, J. J. (March 10, 2017). "Canada's obsession with American politics is nothing to apologize for". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  24. ^ McDermott, Nathan; Kaczynski, Andrew; Massie, Chris (November 30, 2018). "Rep. Steve King appeared on podcast frequented by white nationalists". CNN. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  25. ^ Clements, Tom (September 4, 2019). "I fell down the rabbit hole of alt-right propaganda and this is what I learned". The Independent. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019.
  26. ^ Whipple, Tom (January 10, 2009). "The mother and son torn apart by web 'cult' that destroys families". The Times. London. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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  29. ^ Lamoureux, Mack (August 11, 2017). "How Cults Use YouTube for Recruitment". Vice. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.