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  "path": "/uk/2026/05/29/rupert-lowe-reach/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T19:35:35.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
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    "fascism",
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  "textContent": "Research from the Financial Times indicates that Rupert Lowe — founder of the extreme-right Restore Britain — has more reach on social media platform X than Reform’s Nigel Farage. In large part, Lowe owes his success to billionaire Elon Musk, who bought out Twitter in 2022 (and then had a highly public fallout with Farage in […]\n\nBy Alex/Rose Cocker",
  "title": "Rupert Lowe’s reach on X eclipses that of Nigel Farage — and all thanks go to Elon Musk"
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