David Duke, former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, frequently posts videos on a website called Odysee. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones also streams his podcast, “The Alex Jones Show,” on the site. It works a lot like YouTube and attracts millions of views each month.

Anti-hate groups say the site is a hotbed of extremism where users from around the world — including promoters of U.S.-designated terrorist group the Nordic Resistance Movement, Holocaust deniers and Proud Boys supporters — use Odysee’s data storage and financial features to spread their views and raise money. Users also take advantage of the forum’s near complete lack of content moderation. The site’s CEO said he’s dedicated to keeping the company “censorship resistant.”

The site also comes with strong New England ties. Odysee was created by a now-defunct New Hampshire cryptocurrency company and began with seed money from a downtown Boston-based venture capital firm called Pillar VC, financed by a diverse constellation of local investors.

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    11 hours ago

    I use this website daily.

    If you don’t subscribe to these “far right” people you don’t see them. Maybe here and there there’s a video that makes it into your feed, but compared to YouTube you can actually completely block and mute them. Freedom always goes both ways. And Odysee makes sure you have the tools to get rid of the stuff you don’t want to see.

    Regarding the allegations on fraud; it’s very possible the SEC just wanted to bankrupt them. All their money went to defending themselves.