The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by
extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit
followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located multiple
posts glorifying the Christchurch terror attack on Twitter, a YouTube vlog
warning members of the extreme right of “mass arrests,” citing the recent
arrest of Rob Rundo in Romania as evidence, and an Instagram account belonging
to a white-supremacist active club in Sweden. Additionally, CEP located a
Canadian active club recruiter promoting a fitness app on extreme right
Telegram channels.





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Extremist Content Online: Content Glorifying The Christchurch Terrorist Attack
Still Available On Twitter



(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the
methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms
to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located
multiple posts glorifying the Christchurch terror attack on Twitter, a YouTube
vlog warning members of the extreme right of “mass arrests,” citing the recent
arrest of Rob Rundo in Romania as evidence, and an Instagram account belonging
to a white-supremacist active club in Sweden. Additionally, CEP located a
Canadian active club recruiter promoting a fitness app on extreme right
Telegram channels.



CEP researchers also located the 24th issue of the pro-ISIS web magazine Voice
of Khorasan and a guide released by a pro-ISIS tech group, Electronic Horizons
Foundation, describing how to use Session encrypted messenger in their
communications strategy.



Clip from Christchurch Terrorist Attack Video and Neo Nazi Content Located on
Twitter



On April 4, CEP researchers located multiple examples of extreme right content
on Twitter. Four accounts were found that promoted or glorified the
Christchurch terrorist responsible for murdering 51 people on March 15, 2019.
One Twitter account posted a 17-second clip that included extreme violence from
the attack video. The video had been on Twitter for approximately three days
when it was located and had over 2,600 views and 100 likes. One additional
Twitter account was found that posted photos taken from the attack video, and
two additional accounts posted images glorifying the attacker. All four
accounts were reported to relevant national authorities and removed.



Video of the attack had also been successfully uploaded to Twitter in November
2022
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a Twitter account that glorified the Christchurch terrorist and a separate
account that, several days before the fourth anniversary, posted a photo from
the attack video in an anti-Muslim threat made to another Twitter user.



CEP researchers also found several other Twitter accounts last week that
promoted neo-Nazism and white supremacism. One account belonged to a white
supremacist influencer who has had at least one Twitter account removed from
the platform. Another account posted a video from a white supremacist active
club-affiliated propaganda outlet that promoted theRise Above Movement
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and condemned the arrest ofRob Rundo
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2,700 views three days after being posted on Twitter. Additional accounts posted
antisemitic
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, white supremacist, pro-Nazi, and anti-LGBTQ content and advertised upcoming
white supremacist rallies.



Active club propaganda video on Twitter. Screenshot taken on April 6.



White Supremacist Vlog Episode Located on YouTube



CEP researchers located an episode of a white supremacist vlog on YouTube that
warned viewers of alleged mass arrests of the extreme right, citing thearrest
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Rundo in Romania. The livestreamer warned his audience not to say anything
online that could lead to arrest and that groups, especially large ones, likely
contained informants. The author praisedJames Mason's book Siege
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In February, the same vlogger claimed that white people in the U.S. were being
destroyed by “invaders from Central America.” The same livestreamer had a
previous video recently removed from the platform for violating their Community
Guidelines.



CEP reported the video to YouTube for violating the site’s Community
Guidelines, but it was still available on April 11.



Instagram Account for Swedish Active Club Located



CEP located an Instagram account belonging to a Swedish chapter of the white
supremacist active club movement. The first post was made on April 2, 2023. On
April 6, the page had 152 followers, and the account contained a link to the
Telegram channel used by the group.



The Swedish chapter is the fifth active club Instagram account CEP has located
since December, with chapters in Estonia and Finland reported inMarch
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and chapters in the Netherlands and France in December andJanuary
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, respectively. The previously found accounts were all still on Instagram on
April 6.



CEP reported the Swedish chapter Instagram account on April 6, but it was
still available five days later.



Active Club Recruiter Advertises Fitness App on White Supremacist Telegram
Channels



The leader of a Canadian chapter of the active club movement advertised an
“online training app” on multiple white supremacist Telegram channels. The
account that posted the message belongs to an Ottawapersonal trainer
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, a recruiter for that province’s active club chapter.



The post states that the app includes coaching, workout plans, goal tracking,
workout videos, “digital communities,” and the ability to connect it to
wearable technology, including the Apple Watch, Fitbit, and others. The post
offers special pricing plans ranging from $35 to $100 per month to other
individuals in the extreme right. The app has been advertised several times on
different extreme right Telegram channels in February and March.



Image advertising the app on Telegram. Screenshot taken on April 5.



Voice of Khorasan Issue 24 Released



On April 2, the pro-ISIS al-Azaim Media released the 24th issue of the web
magazine Voice of Khorasan. The main article condemned Muslim leaders in India,
who the author stated were participating in negotiations, likened to
appeasement, with Indian Hindu nationalist groups. Other magazine sections
claimed that fighting was a religious obligation, condemned democracy, and
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Additional articles condemned Arab rulers for inviting Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
to a leadership summit and stated that Muslims fighting on behalf of both
Russia and Ukraine were misguided. The final article criticized the Pakistani
government for a long list of perceived wrongs, including passing legislation
protecting LGBTQ people under the law and allegedly killingTaliban
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ISI.



Pro-ISIS Tech Group Releases Guide on Using Session Encrypted Messenger



On April 3, CEP researchers located a guide released from the pro-ISIS tech
group Electronic Horizons Foundation (EHF) for using the Session encrypted
messenger app. The manual stated that Session could be used for encrypted
person-to-person communication, however, that it would not replace Telegram.
The guide contained directions for downloading and installing the program and
using private messaging services.



The last time CEP located EHF content was in January
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2022. The April guide was found on Telegram, Scribd, and DocDroid. CEP
reported the document to Sribd and DocDroid, DocDroid removed it.



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