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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Supporters Celebrate Paris Beheading Attack
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(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, ISIS supporters used a
pro-ISIS RocketChat chatroom to celebrate and share a photo of the October 16
beheading attack on a French teacher in the Paris suburb of
Conflans-Saint-Honorine. In addition, users of the 4chan politically incorrect
board called for attacks on Muslims following the Paris area attack and posted
a photo of the victim’s decapitated head.
Also, at least three white supremacist Telegraph channels shared a how-to
guide which offered advice for social situations on how to meet new people and
communicate for the purpose ot building networks. Additionally, CEP researchers
located two pro-ISIS websites using Cloudfare services that contained videos,
audio files, radio broadcasts, and newsletters from the group’s leadership.
Meanwhile, theNational Socialist Order
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(NSO), which claims to be the successor organization to the neo-Nazi
Atomwaffen Division, released a video on a British based streaming platform,
calling for their followers to locate “enemies” and “act,” suggesting the
shooting of politicians, vehicular attacks on protestors, attacks on electrical
infrastructure, and violent attacks against anti-fascist activists. Finally,
CEP researchers located a copy of the October 9, 2019, Halle synagogue attack
video on the Internet Archive as well as a Telegram channel offering pirated
editing software for making propaganda.
ISIS Online Supporters Celebrate Conflans-Saint-Honorine Attack
Online ISIS supporters celebrated the October 16 beheading attack
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on a French teacher in the town of Conflans-Saint-Honorine, allegedly
committed by a Moscow born Chechen man, identified as Abdoulakh Anzorov. The
history teacher was murdered after reportedly showing his class caricatures of
the Prophet Mohammad, leading to a backlash from parents. The attacker, who was
killed by police, is not known to have any ties to students or the school. As
of October 19, no terrorist groups have claimed responsibility. Users of a
pro-ISIS RocketChat chatroom praised the attacker and shared a photo of the
beheading.
4chan User Call for Anti-Muslim Violence Following Conflans-Saint-Honorine
Attack
Users of the 4chan politically incorrect board called for attacks on Muslims
following the October 16 Conflans-Saint-Honorine beheading attack. 4chan users
posted a photo of the victim’s decapitated head, called for violence against
Muslims, and the deportation of Muslims from Europe.
Extreme Right Social Guide to Making Connections Located on Telegraph
A how-to guide for social situations was located on the Telegra.ph platform on
October 13, posted by at least three white supremacist Telegram channels. The
guide offers advice on how to meet new people, communicate, and establish
interpersonal relationships. The guide is part of a strategy series on meeting
people, convincing people to join the extreme right, and building an extremist
movement. One of the guides advises that very close relationships allow for
“direct action.” Administrators of two of the Telegram channels that posted the
guide have previously spoken out against large groups made up of individuals
previously unknown to one another, instead urging their audience to form small
units with like-minded individuals to reduce the risk of infiltration from law
enforcement or anti-fascist activists.
Two Pro-ISIS Websites Located
CEP researchers located two pro-ISIS websites the week of October 10 to
October 16, both using Cloudflare services. The first site, on the .me domain,
contains ISIS audio files, including radio broadcasts, official statements from
the group’s leadership, and nasheeds.
The second website, on the .tf domain, has previously been removed from
several domains, including .pl
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, .es
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, .pw
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, and at least four others. The website contains violent ISIS propaganda
videos, the terror group’s weekly newsletters, and daily Amaq News updates.
Videos on the website include recent ISIS releases as well as historical
videos. The website has been changing domain names since at least March 2020.
Pro-ISIS website, October 15, 2020.
National Socialist Order Releases Video Promoting Terrorism
The National Socialist Order
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(NSO), which claims to be the successor organization to the neo-Nazi
Atomwaffen Division (AWD), released a video on October 13, endorsing various
violent acts. Specifically, the NSO video called for their followers to locate
“enemies” and “act,” suggesting the shooting of politicians, vehicular attacks
on protestors, attacks on electrical infrastructure, and violent attacks
against anti-fascist activists. The video was posted to a British based
streaming platform where it had approximately 300 views on October 15. The NSO
announced its existence in July 2020, andflyers
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promoting the group have been pasted on businesses in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
2019 Halle Synagogue Shooting Video Located and Removed
On October 15, CEP researchers located a copy of the October 9, 2019, Halle
synagogue attack video posted on the Internet Archive. The link was originally
posted in a thread on an 8chan successor imageboard on the dark web, where
users were celebrating the anniversary of the attack and sharing information on
the neo-Nazi gunman’s trial. Stephen Ballietconfessed
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his attempted attack on a synagogue, which he streamed on Amazon-owned Twitch.
The imageboard, which explicitly endorses fascism and white supremacist
violence, was created in February 2019 to be more extreme than 8chan’s
“politically incorrect” imageboard. The Internet Archive removed the file after
CEP identified it.
Extreme Right Telegram Channel for Pirated Software Located
CEP researchers located a Telegram channel offering pirated editing software
for making propaganda. The channel had over 240 subscribers on October 15,
however software files uploaded to the site had been viewed over 3,800 times in
some cases. Downloads available on the channel included Adobe Photoshop and
Adobe Illustrator.
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