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Andrew Barret Anglin (born July 27, 1984) is the founder and editor of The Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website launched in 2013 that promotes white supremacy, fascism, antisemitic conspiracy theories including Holocaust denial, and organizes online harassment campaigns known as 'troll storms.' He grew up near Columbus, Ohio, in a middle-class family, with accounts describing an unremarkable childhood that shifted during adolescence toward rebellion and fringe ideologies. The site targets a young audience by blending Nazi ideology with internet memes from platforms like 4chan and has faced widespread deplatforming, leading Anglin to operate through mirror sites and alternative networks. His activities have drawn significant legal scrutiny, including a 2019 federal court order in Montana for a targeted harassment campaign resulting in substantial damages, multiple lawsuits for defamation, invasion of privacy, and incitement, and evasion of U.S. jurisdiction by fleeing to locations such as Russia and Nigeria. Criticized by anti-hate groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center, Anglin remains a prominent figure in the alt-right, adversarial to investigators like Heidi Beirich, and continues to influence online extremist networks despite ongoing controversies and allegations of orchestrating real-world threats.