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.





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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Execution Footage Resurfaces On Meta Platform


(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 identified
ten accounts on Meta-owned Instagram that had posted ISIS and pro-ISIS
propaganda, including graphic footage from a 2015 propaganda video. The
pro-ISIS group Qimam Electronic Foundation released a new guide highlighting
websites for acquiring temporary phone numbers to bypass authentication
requirements when creating social media accounts. Additionally, al-Qaeda in the
Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) issued a statement accusing Saudi Arabia’s crown
prince of oppressive behavior and trying to change religious values.



On Twitter, a Canadian neo-Nazi group encouraged using coordinated hashtags to
promote their movement and stated that content moderation efforts had decreased
on the platform. Another group, Blood Tribe, announced a November rally, and
the Nationalist Social Club (NSC) shared footage on Telegram of approximately
20 masked demonstrators chanting xenophobic slogans outside a hotel in
Massachusetts housing refugees and immigrants. Separately on Telegram, white
supremacists and neo-Nazi accelerationists complained about police withholding
the August 26 Jacksonville shooter’s manifesto.



Finally, the online e-commerce platform Big Cartel removed a store selling
neo-Nazi branded t-shirts after CEP reported it.



Pro-ISIS Propaganda Located on Instagram



In a sample of content on Meta-owned Instagram located on September 7, CEP
researchers found ten accounts that posted ISIS and pro-ISIS propaganda.
Accounts posted clips from official ISIS propaganda videos and pro-ISIS videos,
pages from recently released weekly al-Naba reports, pro-ISIS photos, and a
video from ISIS’s al-Himmah Library. A clip from the particularly violent ISIS
video “Tourism of the Nation” featuring Austrian ISIS fighterAbu Usama al-Gharib
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Mohamed Mahmoud, was uploaded on August 18, 2023. The video was originally
released on August 5, 2015. Two other Instagram accounts used profile photos
featuring ISISforeign fighters
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accounts had an average of 752 followers, ranging between 140 and 2,681. CEP
reported the ten accounts to Instagram, but they were still online on September
11. The clip from “Tourism of the Nation” was either removed by Instagram or
the uploader, but the account remained online.



Clip from the ISIS video “Tourism of the Nation,” originally released on
August 5, 2015. The video was located on September 7, 20 days after it was
uploaded. The video features an execution by Austrian ISIS fighter Abu Usama
al-Gharib a.k.a. Mohamed Mahmoud (on the left). The ISIS logo originally on the
top right of the screen was covered with a different graphic. The video was
either removed by the uploader or deleted by Instagram. The account that posted
the video was still online on September 11.



Pro-ISIS Tech Group Posts List of Websites For Temporary Phone Numbers



On September 5, the pro-ISIS Qimam Electronic Foundation (QEF) posted a list
of websites for acquiring temporary phone numbers. Phone numbers are needed for
several social media websites and apps, including Telegram, and a nonpermanent
number can be used to open an account. The guide listed ten free websites in
total, including the features offered by each site. ISIS supporters have
previously provided advice regarding temporary phone numbers, including apay
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and a Telegramgroup
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that supplies numbers.



QEF also shared an article that warned of Telegram and Signal app
vulnerabilities on Android phones. The report claimed these devices were
vulnerable to malware disguised as the original app that could steal sensitive
data, including text messages, call logs, geographic location, and chat backups
for Signal and Telegram.



Qimam Electronic Foundation logo. Screenshot taken on September 7, 2023.



Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Releases Statement Condemning Saudi
Government, Calls for Revolt



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(AQAP) released a statement on September 5 from their al-Malahem media group
denouncing Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. The
five-page statement accused bin Salman of oppressive behavior, trying to change
religious values, and imprisoning religious scholars, specifically condemning
the confinement of Khaled Al-Rashed. The statement also condemned Saudi
Arabia’s alliance with the U.S. and called for people to “stand up against this
regime” and revolt.



Al-Malahem Media logo and date from AQAP statement. Screenshot taken on
September 7, 2023.



Canadian Neo-Nazi Group Encourages Coordination on Twitter



In a Telegram post on September 6, the national-level Canadian chapter of the
neo-Nazi Active Club movement called for unity and coordination on Twitter. The
Telegram post, which received almost 3,500 views in approximately 30 hours,
noted that content moderation on Twitter “has been reduced significantly (not
eliminated)” since “Elon Musk’s acquisition” of the platform, which has allowed
for “messaging to flourish on the platform for the first time since the 2015 to
mid 2017 era.” The post went on to state that it was important for regional
Active Club accounts to grow on Twitter and that they should coordinate using
the same hashtags, noting that hashtags condemning the Anti-Defamation League
were currently trending and allowed for white supremacist messages to reach a
larger audience. The post also encouraged using specific Active Club hashtags
but warned that they should only be used in ways that promoted the “Active Club
brand,” keeping in line with the founder, Rob Rundo’s, idea of “white
nationalism 3.0.”



The post linked to the Canada Active Club Twitter account, which was created
on September 1, 2023, and had 55 members and posted a large quantity of
propaganda photos, videos, and recruitment calls. CEPlocated
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eight Active Club Twitter accounts on August 24, seven of which were created
in April or July 2023. The eight accounts reported to Twitter on August 24 were
still online on September 7. CEP reported the Canadian Active Club account to
Twitter on September 8, but it was still online on September 11.



Post on Canadian Active Club Twitter account. Screenshot taken on September 7,
2023.



Neo-Nazi Group Announces November Demonstration



Following their September 2 demonstration in Florida, the neo-Nazi group Blood
Tribe announced on Telegram their final rally of 2023, to take place in the
upper Midwest. In an audio message on Telegram, the group’s leader, Christopher
Pohlhaus, stated that the rally would take place in November. The Telegram post
encouraged potential attendees to contact Blood Tribe through a Telegram bot to
initiate a vetting process. Increased vetting for participants was announced
following accusations that one of the participants in the Florida demonstration
had previously lied about having served in the Ukrainian armed forces and had
worked as an informant for law enforcement.



The September 2 demonstration
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, in which over 50 members of Blood Tribe and the Goyim Defense League (GDL)
displayed swastika flags and screamed white supremacist slogans, had been
announced inJuly
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and described as an “NS (national socialist) unity collab.” The leader of the
GDL fundraised for the event on the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo, where
they raised over $3,500.



New England Neo-Nazi Group Shares Video of Anti-Immigrant Demonstration



On September 3, the New England neo-Nazi group Nationalist Social Club
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(NSC) uploaded a video to Telegram of an anti-immigrant demonstration held the
previous day outside a Marlborough, Massachusetts hotel. In the video,
approximately 20 masked individuals chant xenophobic slogans and hold a banner
advertising the group’s recruiting page on the Gab social media platform. The
video concludes with a list of social media sites where the group can be
contacted, or their propaganda can be viewed. The video had almost 7,000 views
four days later on Telegram. Two additional video uploads were located on
Twitter, with over 400 views and over 1,900 views, respectively, four days
later. The two video uploads on Twitter were reported to the platform on
September 8 but were still online on September 11.



On September 5, NSC condemned Governor Maura Healey’s activation of up to 250
Massachusetts National Guard soldiers to assist in emergency shelters, stating
that they were opposed to “politicians, the hotels, and now the National Guard.”



On August 23, NSC requested
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that their supporters send them information on where immigrants and refugees
were housed in New England.



Nationalist Social Club propaganda video on Twitter, posted on September 3.
The Tweet contains an email address and additional social media and a Telegram
channel for the group. Screenshot taken on September 7.



Online Accelerationists Complain That Jacksonville Shooter Manifesto Has Not
Been Released



White supremacists and neo-Nazi accelerationists complained on Telegram and a
dark web imageboard that the Jacksonville racist shooter’s manifesto had not
been released by law enforcement. The gunman murdered three African Americans
at a Dollar General before killing himself on August 26. Manifestos of white
supremacist terrorists and mass killers are uploaded to file download sites,
spread on Telegram, and often requested in Telegram chats. Multiple white
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the August 26 attack afterward and encouraged additional acts of violence.



Neo-Nazi T-Shirt Store Located on Big Cartel



On September 6, CEP researchers located a store on the Big Cartel e-commerce
platform that sold t-shirts and stickers with neo-Nazi symbols and esoteric
fascist slogans. The brand was also championed on Twitter by a Canadian
neo-Nazi group. Big Cartel’s Terms of Service prohibits content that is
“obscene, hateful, threatening” or that “promote(s)…discriminatory or malicious
activity.” Big Cartel removed the store from their site after CEP reported it.


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