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Milo Yiannopoulos (/jəˈnɒpələs/;[6] born Milo Hanrahan, 18 October 1984), or pen name Milo Andreas Wagner,[7] is a British far-right[2] political commentator, polemicist, public speaker, and... moreMilo Yiannopoulos (/jəˈnɒpələs/;[6] born Milo Hanrahan, 18 October 1984), or pen name Milo Andreas Wagner,[7] is a British far-right[2] political commentator, polemicist, public speaker, and writer. Yiannopoulos is a former editor for Breitbart News and describes himself as a "cultural libertarian". Through his speeches and writings, he ridicules Islam, feminism, social justice, and political correctness.[8][9][10] Leaked emails have shown that Yiannopoulous's book, Dangerous, and many of his Breitbart articles were ghost-written by a Breitbart colleague.[11]
Yiannopoulos worked for Breitbart from 2014 until 2017. During his time at Breitbart Yiannopoulos rose to prominence as a significant voice in the Gamergate controversy. In July 2016, he was permanently banned from Twitter for harassment.[12][13] He was permanently banned from Facebook in 2019.[14][15]
According to hundreds of emails by Yiannopoulous leaked by Buzzfeed in late 2017, Yiannopoulos repeatedly solicited white nationalists, such as American Renaissance editor Devin Saucier, for story ideas and editing suggestions during his tenure at Breitbart.[11] The emails show that this was an effort to appeal to a racist readership through dog-whistling.
Yiannopoulos has been accused of being an apologist for or supporting paedophilia. The allegation arose from several video clips in which he said that sexual relationships between 13-year-old boys and adult men and women can be "perfectly consensual" and positive experiences for the boys.[16] Following the release of the video, Yiannopoulos was forced out of his position at Breitbart, his invitation to speak before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was revoked, and a contract to publish his autobiography with Simon & Schuster was cancelled. Yiannopoulos has said that he is not a supporter of paedophilic relationships and that his statements were merely attempts to cope with his own victimhood, as an object of child abuse by unnamed older men. less
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