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 Supporters Celebrate Paris Attack Suspect


(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. CEP researchers located pro-ISIS
TikTok users who spread propaganda celebrating the murder of one person and the
injuring of two others in Paris by a man who pledged allegiance to ISIS. CEP
also located a propaganda video on Telegram released by the neo-Nazi group, The
Base, that called for the killing of African Americans and promoted a future
“militant white training” event. Researchers also reported to the online
fundraising platform GiveSendGo that a member of the antisemitic, far-right
Goyim Defense League (GDL) had launched a fundraiser on the site to fund the
group’s demonstrations and propaganda activities.



Additionally, the 30th issue of the web magazine Voice of Khorasan was
released by the pro-ISIS al-Azaim Media Foundation. This edition issued
condemnations of the governments of China and Pakistan and criticized the
Taliban for failing to defend others in the religion, including the Uyghurs,
Palestinians, and Rohingya.



Pro-ISIS Users Celebrate December 2 Paris Attack on TikTok



CEP researchers located four pro-ISIS TikTok accounts that celebrated the
December 2 attack in Paris, where a man who had allegedly videotaped a pledge
of allegiance to ISIS killed a man and injured two others using a hammer and a
knife. The four TikTok users posted five videos in total that celebrated the
attack. Four videos included the short video allegedly made by the assailant
with added text praising him. One video included generic footage with a text
description encouraging additional acts of violence.



Four videos were on TikTok for approximately 24 hours and had an average of
425 views before they were found on December 4. One video uploaded on December
4, had 171 views in just three hours. The four accounts had an average of 876
followers, ranging from 369 to 1,454. CEP reported the four accounts to TikTok.



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“CEP continues to find pro-ISIS users on TikTok celebrating recent acts of
ISIS-inspired violence and encouraging additional attacks,” said CEP researcher
Joshua Fisher-Birch. “The platform has a responsibility to remove these and
other accounts that promote terrorism.”



Neo-Nazi Group The Base Releases New Propaganda Video



On November 29, the neo-Nazi group The Base released a new 40-second
propaganda video on Telegram in which a speaker says that African Americans
should be killed and calls for recruits to join a future “militant white
training” event. No date was provided for the event, but the video encouraged
viewers to give the government “a reason to put you on the no fly list,”
referencing the group’s founder, Rinaldo Nazzaro’s inclusion on the Department
of Homeland Security’s“No Fly”
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in November, demanding that other white supremacists cease criticizing the
group and calling for individuals to join and train with them.



Still from The Base propaganda video, released on Telegram on November 29.
Screenshot taken on November 30.



Antisemitic Fundraiser for Goyim Defense League Propaganda Efforts Located on
GiveSendGo



CEP researchers located a fundraiser on the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo
that claims it will help pay for printing supplies and gasoline for a Goyim
Defense League member (GDL) member. The recipient of the fundraising campaign
posted on Telegram that funds would be used for “our army of white men”
planning a demonstration on behalf of the GDL founder. The fundraiser had
received almost $300 in approximately two weeks.



A Gab account that appeared to belong to the owner of the fundraiser indicated
membership in the GDL and posted white supremacist statements.



CEP reported the campaign to GiveSendGo on November 29 for violating their
Terms of Use against campaigns “that promote hate, violence [or] racial
intolerance” as well as GiveSendGo’s Community Guidelines that prohibit using
the service to “promote…discrimination or hatred against individuals or groups
based on race, ethnic origin, [or] religion.” The fundraiser was still active
on December 4. A fundraiser for a GDLmember
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on GiveSendGo that CEP reported to the platform on November 8 was also still
active on December 4.



Pro-ISIS Al-Azaim Media Foundation Releases Issue 30 of Voice of Khorasan Web
Magazine



The pro-ISIS al-Azaim Media Foundation released issue 30 of the web magazine
Voice of Khorasan on November 19. The first article accused China of plundering
Pakistan’s natural resources and condemned the country for its imprisonment and
persecution of the Uyghurs. The article also criticized the government of
Pakistan for not instituting religious law. The second article condemned other
militant groups that later sought to promote their political agenda, stating
that fighting against such groups from the beginning was necessary before they
became involved in democratic politics. Other articles condemned both Israel
and Hamas, criticized those deemed to be religious “modernizers,” and recounted
the history of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars, who ruled Egypt and Syria. The final
article accused the Taliban of abandoning the true religious path and allegedly
adopting a nationalist position. The author stated that the Taliban had cast
off their obligations to defend coreligionists from oppression, including the
Uyghurs, Palestinians, and Rohingya, by declaring that fighting on the behalf
of others outside of Afghanistan’s borders was not mandatory.



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Image condemning the Taliban and Taliban-China relations from Voice of
Khorasan issue 30. Screenshot taken on November 30.



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