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: Pro-ISIS Groups Continue To Exploit TikTok To Spread
Propaganda


(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
12 TikTok accounts disseminating ISIS and pro-ISIS propaganda. Additionally,
the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) web magazine, Sada Al-Malahem
(Echo of the Epics), relaunched last week after a 12-year hiatus, featuring
content encouraging attacks in the EU and praising the 9/11 attacks. On
RocketChat, pro-ISIS chat groups discussed using virtual machines to bypass
Facebook account bans.



Meanwhile, extreme-right Telegram channels advised members to publish their
manifestos before an attack, following recent complaints on similar channels
over law enforcement withholding the manifesto of the Jacksonville shooter.
Also on Telegram, a neo-Nazi channel condemned Patriot Front, a white
supremacist group, for covering up Nationalist Social Club (NSC) swastika
graffiti, garnering more than 400 responses discussing the tensions between the
two extremist groups. NSC, which has recently held several anti-immigration
demonstrations, also recently requested a list of illegal points of entry into
the U.S. from Canada.



An American neo-Nazi website that had previously backed Ukraine rescinded
their support, stating their “neutrality and apathy.” Finally, a Telegram
channel was created to solicit support for extreme right prisoners, requesting
letters of support, donations of books, and commissary money.



Pro-ISIS Accounts Located on TikTok



In a sample of content located on TikTok on September 13, CEP researchers
found 12 accounts that postedISIS <[link removed]>
and pro-ISIS propaganda. Profiles posted clips and photos from official ISIS
propaganda videos and pro-ISIS videos, translated infographics from al-Naba
reports, and propaganda from online pro-ISIS groups. Several accounts
encouraged acts of violence. The 12 accounts had an average of 208 followers,
ranging between 5 and 1,133. CEP reported the 12 accounts to TikTok on
September 14, but 11 accounts were still online on September 18.



ISIS nasheed video with static photo located on TikTok on September 13.
Screenshot taken on September 14.



Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Relaunches of Web Magazine



On September 14, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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(AQAP) relaunched its web magazine, Sada Al-Malahem (Echo of the Epics), after
a 12-year break. The new issue celebrated the killing of Abdullatif Al-Sayed, a
Yemeni military commander, by AQAP, praisedal-Shabaab
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steadfastness despite the earthquake and floods in Morocco and Libya. An
additional article expounded on the importance of preparation for fighting,
including prepping, training, and listening to leaders and veterans. The web
magazine also encouraged attacks in Sweden in response to a Quran burning and
in other EU countries, especially Denmark and France. The magazine also
celebrated the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The return of the web magazine
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Sada Al-Malahem web magazine, released on September 14.



Online Pro-ISIS Supporter Asks For Advice For Circumventing Facebook Ban



On September 13, an online ISIS supporter in a pro-ISIS chat requested help
getting around a permanent Facebook ban, stating that their new accounts were
also deleted despite using a different IP address. A different user recommended
using a virtual machine and making a new email address. The same user
recommended the program VirtualBox and to avoid commonly used VPNs or Tor for
this purpose. The poster also noted that communication on Facebook should be
avoided and recommended using more secure platforms.



Part of Facebook suspension notice, posted on pro-ISIS chat on September 13.



Accelerationist Neo-Nazi Telegram Channels Offer Advice on Posting Manifesto
Before Committing Terrorist Attack, Praise Accused London, Ontario Killer



On September 12, an accelerationist neo-Nazi Telegram channel asked that
anyone plotting a terrorist attack make sure they release their manifesto
online. The post stated that potential attackers should “let us know,” likely
referring to writing and spreading a manifesto that explains their ideology and
radicalization process. The post offered advice regarding when and how to
release a manifesto to inspire future attacks.



Connected Telegram channels also praised a Canadian man who is on trial
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for the murder of four members of a Muslim family in what prosecutors have
described as an act of terrorism. Law enforcement found a manifesto on the
man’s computer, and he stated that the Christchurch terrorist attack inspired
him. Accelerationist neo-Nazi Telegram channels recentlycomplained
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that the August 26 Jacksonville shooter’s manifesto has not yet been released.



Neo-Nazi Telegram Channels Condemn Patriot Front Coverup of Swastika Graffiti



In a Telegram message viewed over 3,500 times, a neo-Nazi channel condemned
Patriot Front
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covering upNationalist Social Club
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(NSC) graffiti, including a swastika, with Patriot Front symbols. The post
stated that this was an unforgivable act. In over 400 comments, users debated
the rivalry between Patriot Front and NSC and the extent to which the former
was a fascist but not a national socialist organization. A message from a
Texas-based neo-Nazi group declared that anyone showing disrespect to the
swastika were “traitors.” Chris Hood, NSC’s founder, wasreportedly
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the leader of a Patriot Front chapter in Massachusetts before being kicked out
in October 2019 for being unruly and “too open to violence.”



Clip from a Patriot Front propaganda video that shows members covering up NSC
graffiti with their own. Screenshot taken on September 14.



Patriot Front is a white supremacist organization that portrays its fascist
ideology as compatible with American history and mores. The group is allied
with white supremacist Active Clubs, and several Patriot Front members,
including the group’s leader Thomas Rousseau, allegedly participated in an
August 2023 Active Club boxing tournament where logos from a chapter of the
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were visible in a propaganda video.



New England Based Neo-Nazi Group Asks for Location of U.S.-Canada Border
Crossings



On September 14, the New England neo-Nazi group Nationalist Social Club
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(NSC) asked that their followers send them tips regarding the location of
“illegal points of entry” to the U.S. on the border with Canada, as well as
where “border crossing apprehensions/arrests are made.” The post asked that
tips be sent to a Telegram or Proton Mail account.



On August 23, the group requested
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that their supporters send information on where refugees and immigrants were
housed in New England. NSC has recently held several anti-immigration
demonstrations outside of hotels, where masked members have chanted xenophobic
slogans and displayed a banner advertising NSC’s social media. The mayor of
Quincy, Massachusetts, Thomas Koch, where an NSC demonstration took place on
September 9,called
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the event “a hate-filled racist attention grab from a group outside of Quincy
and probably outside of Massachusetts.”



Neo-Nazi Website Declares “Neutrality and Apathy” Regarding Ukraine



In a Telegram post, an American neo-Nazi website that supports the work of
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Atomwaffen Division successor group National Socialist Resistance Front
declared on September 9 that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “doesn’t matter
anymore to us.” The post stated that despite their original support for Ukraine
in the conflict, they now wanted to focus on U.S. issues but noted that they
“support fascists in all white nations.”



In January and February 2022, the website encouraged their followers to travel
to the region to fight against Russia or to donate cryptocurrency. Following
the invasion, the website predicted that the Ukrainian military would be
defeated, which they hoped would lead to a protracted insurgency that extreme
right actors could exploit. In March 2022, the websitestated
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that they were no longer encouraging their followers to become foreign
fighters because their readers were often under 18 and lacked military training.



The Telegram post on September 9. Screenshot taken on September 14.



Telegram Page for Extreme Right Prisoner Support Group Launched



On September 11, a new Telegram channel for an extreme right prisoner support
group became active. The group was created following the April 5, 2023,
disbanding of another prisoner support group, which was at one pointoperated
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by Matthew Heimbach and Matt Parrott.



The current group, which claims they do not “endorse or support” violence or
illegal acts, encourages writing letters and sending books and money for
commissary to a list of prisoners. Individuals on the list include members of
the Atomwaffen Division, the Base, Active Clubs, Aryan Strikeforce, and
individuals found guilty of other crimes, including murder, manslaughter, and
hate crimes.



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