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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Street Fighting Gang Creates
Telegram Channel Promoting Anti-Immigrant & Anti-Semitic Content
(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, the white supremacist
street fighting gang, Rise Above Movement (RAM), launched a Telegram channel
featuring their extreme right wing, anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic content.
The Maldivian pro-ISIS Haqqu Media Center released a new video praising a
Maldivian ISIS fighter killed in Syria, while ISIS released an Amaq News
propaganda video showing an alleged attack on a Nigerien military facility.
Also, CEP researchers located two pro-ISIS propaganda websites that use
Cloudflare as their name server.
Additionally, a neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channel celebrated 5,500
subscribers by calling for mass shootings and other acts of violence to spread
fear and terror, and users of a white supremacist chan imageboard on the dark
web celebrated the alleged Norwegian mass shooter, Philip Manshaus, as his
trial began last week. Finally, an anti-civilization neo-Nazi started a
community board on an 8chan successor website.
White Supremacist Gang Starts Telegram Channel
The white supremacist street fighting gang Rise Above Movement (RAM) launched
a Telegram channel on May 5. The channel features the group’s extreme right
wing, anti-immigration, and anti-Semitic content, as well as a link to an
article on a website affiliated with the group, which advises that all
“activism” be committed while wearing masks to preserve the anonymity of its
membership. The U.S. Department of Justice has stated that RAM members have
previously “documented and promoted their white supremacy ideology through
postings on various internet platforms.” The channel had over 250 members
within two days of being created.
RAM is a group from southern California whose members have attacked
counter-protestors in California and Charlottesville, Virginia. Some members
have traveled to Europe to participate in far-right festivals and meet ups.
In July 2019, three RAM members were given prison sentences of 27, 33, and 37
months respectively, after pleading guilty to charges related to attacking
counter-protestors in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. RAM’s founder, Robert
Rundo served 20 months in a New York state prison for stabbing a rival gang
member in 2009.
Maldivian Pro-ISIS Group Releases Video
The Maldivian pro-ISIS Haqqu Media Center released a new video on May 2
glorifying a Maldivian ISIS fighter killed in Syria. The video praised the
fighter for leaving the Maldives, engaging in social media propaganda work, and
fighting. Five days after the video was uploaded it was still available on the
Internet Archive and Mega.Nz.Recently
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released pro-ISIS propaganda has sought to appeal to people in the Maldives.
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legacy pro-ISIS Maldivian blogs on the WordPress platform in mid-February,
which were removed.
Haqqu Media video on the Internet Archive, five days after it was uploaded.
Two Pro-ISIS Propaganda Websites Located, Both Use Cloudflare Services
CEP researchers located two pro-ISIS propaganda websites the week of May 2 to
May 8, both of which use Cloudflare services. The first website contains ISIS
propaganda videos with Russian subtitles, including the mostrecently
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released ISIS propaganda video, “To Be Absolved Before Your Lord.” On May 7,
the site had 21 videos with Russian subtitles. The website uses Cloudflare as
its name server and Public Domain Registry as its registrar.
The second website, on the .xyz domain, has previously been removed from the
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domains. The website contains violent ISIS propaganda videos, weekly
newsletters, and daily Amaq News updates. Videos on the website include recent
ISIS releases, as well as notorious execution videos. The website uses
Cloudflare anti-DDOS protection services. The previous versions of the website
used Cloudflare as its name server.
ISIS Amaq Video Released On Multiple Websites
On May 4, ISIS released an Amaq News propaganda video on multiple websites
that allegedly shows an attack on a Nigerien military facility. The video shows
combat and an execution of a wounded soldier. In addition to being posted on
Telegram and RocketChat, the video was released on at least eight websites:
Pcloud, File.Fm, Streamable, Ok.Ru, Yadi.Sk, Top4top, Mail.Ru, and Mega.Nz.
Three days later, the video was still available on Telegram, RocketChat, and
Ok.Ru.
Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Telegram Channel Celebrates 5,500 Subscribers By
Calling For Mass Shootings
A neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channel celebrated reaching 5,500
subscribers on May 7 by calling for mass shootings and other acts of violence
with the intention of spreading fear and terror. The channel encouraged their
subscribers to commit random acts of violence against people, including with
firearms, as well as committing mass shootings in large public places in order
to spread terror. The channel also encouraged shooting at cell phone towers.
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White Supremacist Chan Site On The Dark Web Celebrates Norwegian Would-Be Mass
Shooter
On May 7, users of a white supremacist chan imageboard on the dark web
celebrated Philip Manshaus as his trialbegan
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murder and terrorism charges for allegedly killing his 17-year-old adopted
Chinese born step-sister and then opening fire on the Al-Noor Islamic Center
near Oslo. Manshaus was tackled and overpowered by a 70-year-old man praying at
the mosque. Manshaus praisedBrenton Tarrant
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posts. In over a dozen messages, users of the imageboard glorified Manshaus’
alleged attack and called for additional violence.
Anti-Civilization Neo-Nazi Starts Chan Community
A vagrant anti-civilization neo-Nazi started a community board on an 8chan
successor website. The link was advertised on his Telegram page which has over
1,100 subscribers. The chan imageboard contains videos of the individual boxing
with another white supremacist. The same individual also has an Instagram
account where he promotes a violent form of white supremacism steeped in
misogyny.
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