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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis Celebrate Anniversary
Of Synagogue Shooting on Telegram and Dark Web Imageboards

 

(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, white supremacists and
neo-Nazis on Telegram and dark web imageboards celebrated the second
anniversary of the Poway, California synagogue shooting and called for
additional violence against Jews. In addition, CEP researchers located
approximately a dozen Instagram accounts that posted explicit neo-Nazi or
antisemitic content, including an account that referenced the victim of a
murder committed by a member of the Atomwaffen Division in the username.
Additionally, a Telegram channel belonging to a neo-Nazi podcast returned to
Telegram after being removed in January 2021.

 

Lastly, CEP researchers located three pro-ISIS websites, which posted content
including official videos, news clips and reports containing a wide variety of
ISIS propaganda. One of the websites was on the Google-owned Blogger platform.

 

White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis Celebrate Two Year Anniversary of California
Synagogue Shooting

 

On April 27, white supremacists and neo-Nazis celebrated the second
anniversary of the Poway, California synagogue shooting. John Earnest, a former
nursing student, has pleaded not guilty to 113 counts including murder,
attempted murder, and violating the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd Jr. Hate
Crimes Prevention Act, for his Christchurch-inspired attack that killed one
person and wounded three others. Earnest has also been charged with arson as a
hate crime for the March 24, 2019 fire at a mosque in Escondido, California.

 

In a manifesto posted on 8chan before the synagogue attack, Earnest is alleged
to have stated that he acted out of his hatred for Jews, referencing the great
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At least two dozen white supremacist Telegram channels celebrated the
anniversary of the attack by posting Earnest’s manifesto and drawings, photos,
and videos of him, as well as calling for additional violence against Jews.
Users of imageboards on the dark web also praised Earnest’s actions, with one
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Neo-Nazi Content Located on Instagram

 

The week of April 25 to May 1, CEP researchers located approximately a dozen
different accounts on Facebook-owned Instagram that posted explicit neo-Nazi or
antisemitic content. Examples include video clips from the Atomwaffen Divison
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(AWD), footage from Nazi Germany with antisemitic text added, general
antisemitic posts, and accounts with neo-Nazi symbols as profile photos,
including black suns/sonnenrads and SS Totenkopfs. CEP researchers also located
a white supremacist account that derogatorily referenced the victim of a murder
committed by a member of AWD in the username. Instagram previously removed an
account with a nearly identical name.The account was removed from Instagram
after it was reported by CEP. None of the other accounts, were removed after
they were reported.

Atomwaffen Division propaganda video clips on Instagram. April 29, 2021. The
video was still available three days after it was reported.

 

Notorious Neo-Nazi Podcast Channel Returns to Telegram

 

A Telegram channel belonging to a neo-Nazi podcast returned to Telegram on
April 26 after being removed by the communications platform during the limited
removal of extreme right-wing chats and channels in January 2021. In the
interim, the podcasters have operated at least two alternate channels, one of
which is still online, however, they have modified their language and posting
habits. The channel created on April 26 has the same display name and channel
icon as the channel removed on January 13 but uses a different link. Three days
after the channel was created, it had approximately 860 members. The channel
deleted in January had about 7,400 members.

 

The podcasters endorse neo-Nazi accelerationism, have advocated for violence,
and have had James Mason
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show. In a video posted on the new channel, viewed over 2,600 times, the
podcasters subtly endorsed attacks on the electrical grid.

 

Three Pro-ISIS Websites Located

 

The week of April 25 to May 1, CEP researchers located three pro-ISIS
websites. On the .bg domain, the first website contained a wide variety of ISIS
propaganda, including official videos, news clips and reports, photos, and new
letters released by the terrorist group. The site is updated daily and contains
execution footage in addition to appeals to commit terrorist attacks. The
website operates a blank backup site on the .biz domain.

 

CEP researchers also found a pro-ISIS website on the Google-owned Blogger
platform. The site, which contained posts in Indonesian, Malaysian, and Arabic,
posts links to propaganda on other websites and links to communications
channels on multiple apps, including Telegram, TamTam, and others. The site was
still accessible three days after CEP reported it. The site’s first post was in
early April 2021.

 

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