Veranstaltung

For months Martha immersed myself in the hidden world of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal, three platforms built around white supremacy and the fantasy of a “racially pure” community. What began as curiosity quickly turned into an experiment in human behavior, technology, and absurdity.

Martha introduced "realistic" AI chatbots into these spaces. The bots were convincing enough to bypass verification checks and even earn “white verified” status, leading some users to develop emotional attachments. Martha watched, recorded patterns, and traced the digital footprints of a community convinced it could remain insulated and secret.

Together with "Die Zeit" we discovered: At the heart of these platforms is a former pianist from Kiel, who built a network of websites promising love, loyalty, and tradition to its users. WhiteDate aimed at romantic connections, WhiteChild promoted family and lineage ideals, and WhiteDeal facilitated networking and “mutual support” under a racist worldview. Together, they reveal how ideology and loneliness can intersect in bizarre and sometimes comical ways.

Through months of observation, classical OSINT, automated conversational analysis, and scrapers, We pieced together who was behind these platforms and how their infrastructure worked. Along the way, we exposed the contradictions and absurdities of extremist communities, highlighted their vulnerability to technological intervention, and even made a few Nazis cry.

This talk is a story of observation, mischief, and insight into extremist digital worlds. It shows how algorithms, AI personas, and investigative thinking can shine a light on hate, challenge its narratives, and disrupt its echo chambers. Ultimately, it demonstrates how technology can be used to fight extremism for once.