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That Antifa 'terrorist' label you saw on Threads and Reddit? It's not what you think

You might have noticed an ominous message appearing on social media posts. Here's what's happening.

If you've browsed social media over the past few days, especially Threads and Reddit, you might have noticed an ominous message apparently identifying a poster as part of a terrorist organization. In italics below the content of a post, you might see a warning label seemingly added after the fact that says: "This user is suspected to be a part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Since the tags have started to appear, some satire pages have shared posts indicating that the labels are real, causing concern and anger from users.

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