About

Britain Bites Back refers to a Facebook page that was set up with the aim of backing Brexit after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.

The page had went viral after they released a poll which had backfired with the questions asking people if they still supported or opposed leaving the European Union.

Background

The Britain Bites Back page was set up in early 2019 with the aim to advance the cause of Brexit.

The page went viral with 1.3 million people visiting in over 2 days.

Brexit poll

The page had gained notability after a poll was released on the page

#FreeTegan

#FreeTegan refers to an online humorous campaign which stemmed from the Britain Bites Back page.

A user called "Tegan" was an admin on the page but was stripped from her administration duties due to her change from supporting Brexit to opposing Brexit.

Followers of the page humorously commented on some of the posts saying "TEGAN!!!!!!!" in reference to a page moderator who told Tegan off for allowing the poll to go in the direction against their favour.

Reaction

Metro.com^[1], the Evening Standard^[2], the Independent^[3] and the Poke^[4] wrote articles on the page. They interviewed the page admin who said that he regretted starting the poll which gained a considerable amount of votes.

A Digital Spy forum was also created in the wake of the poll gaining media attention.^[5]

Search Interest

External References

^[1] "https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/27/pro-brexit-group-really-regrets-holding-second-referendum-poll-9035987/"

^[2] "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/probrexit-group-britain-bites-back-left-redfaced-after-second-referendum-poll-backfires-a4102556.html"

^[3] "https://www.indy100.com/article/brexit-leave-britain-bites-back-facebook-comments-funny-revoke-article-50-partition-8843211"

^[4] "https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2019/03/27/brexit-facebook-page-called-britain-bites-back-hijacked-by-remainers-total-delight/"

^[5] "https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2330986/all-kicking-off-on-britain-bites-back"