Last week, the Washington Post highlighted a growing number of white
supremacist and neo-Nazi extremists using online platforms to capitalize on the
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Tech & Terrorism: Extremists Online Seek To Exploit And Infiltrate U.S.
Protests

(New York, N.Y.) – Last week, the Washington Post highlighted
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a growing number of white supremacist and neo-Nazi extremists using online
platforms to capitalize on the ongoing U.S. protests by exacerbating tensions,
spreading misinformation, and stoking violence. The trend represents yet
another example of how extremists’ online activities can translate into
real-life violence.

“The same extremists that advocate for violence online are moving into the
real world, and it’s clear that some are working to deliberately tip
demonstrations toward violence,” said Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Executive
Director David Ibsen. “Tech firms have a responsibility to the protesters, law
enforcement, and whole communities to prevent extremists from using their sites
to mobilize online. In order to help stymie the spread of extremist propaganda
and prevent real-world attacks from occurring, companies must take decisive
steps and cease providing a platform to those that glorify and promote
violence.”

CEP regularly monitors and reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to
exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite
violence.

Last week, one prominent neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channel with over
5,500 memberscalled
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upon subscribers to “make things worse” for the average citizen, police, and
the U.S. government writ large, with other channels posting information from
Black Lives Matter Telegram channels, including coordinating chats and
announcement channels, for the purposes of stoking harassment. Another violent
neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channel with over 5,500 members advised that
a large protest would be a good opportunity to commit a murder, and an
accelerationist neo-Nazi channel claimed that now was the time to attack
synagogues, while emergency services are dealing with protests and civil unrest.

CEP also located a Telegram channel affiliated with a New England based
neo-Nazi gang that posted the results of their flyer efforts near a protest in
Worcester, Massachusetts, where they urged white people to join their group in
order to find “protection” from Black Lives Matter and Antifa.

 

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