Kamala's Toxic Fan Club Unlisted Video

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Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has a huge online fanbase called the KHive.
They aim to amplify and support the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
One member estimated the KHive is made up of 50,000 to 60,000 Twitter accounts.
The KHive see themselves as defenders as she faces an onslaught of racist and misogynistic harassment.
According to HuffPo, some of The KHive members have crossed the line from ardent fandom to overt harassment.
Many told HuffPo the KHive often kicked off or instigated harassment campaigns against them for originally backing Democratic candidates other than Harris.
Often, after the harassment began, self-identified KHive members and other accounts swarmed them on Twitter.
The harassment also includes personal physical threats, releasing of private information online, and ethnic slurs.
While Harris is not responsible for the behavior of her online group, HuffPo reposts that she has not called the group out over the harassment.

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