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Not a fan of some of the rhetoric and sourcing either but why not let them be? I never understood why it's so important to silence these people if they don't have any credibility anyways.
If they doxx or dogpile, sure, intervene, but they're just posting links and having discussions among themselves.
If problematic groups are in echo chambers, they affirm each other. For example many ex-racists said that interacting people outside their hate bubble was the first step to get better.
In addition, wrong information also affects the passersby, who might not be active participants. It takes a lot more resources to correct knowledge with facts than it takes to spam disinformation and it slowly sticks.
So bursting bubbles and purging fake content seems like a viable solution.
And you'd rather haven them join Parlor/Truthsocial/whatever or just spend even more time on uncensored Youtube alternatives where they're even less likely to encounter opposing opinions?
Isolating people and opinions by driving them into ever smaller circles of influences sounds like something Steve Bannon and his peers would approve most of.
Those communities aren't popping up here for honest discussion, it's to increase the reach of disinformation and/or trolling for the lulz.
Engaging with them accomplishes the exact opposite of what you suggest, since they are not here to argue in good faith.