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Extremist Content Online: Instagram Accounts Found Glorifying Racist,
Antisemitic Murderers

 

(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, two Instagram accounts
were found that posted content praising white supremacist murderers Dylann Roof
and a member of the Atomwaffen Division. One account has existed for over a
year. Both were reported to the platform as violations of its Community
Guidelines, but has not been taken down.

 

Additionally, on the Internet Archive, CEP researchers identified discontinued
ISIS magazines and pro-ISIS content encouraging terrorist attacks. On Telegram,
a channel was found that posts information and advice on using explosives and
improvised incendiary weapons. A video was also located on Telegram that showed
a van disrupting a pro-Israel rally in Boca Raton, Florida, by driving by with
neo-Nazi slogans on it in support of Hitler and antisemitism.

 

Content Praising White Supremacist Murderers Located on Instagram

 

On May 12, CEP researchers located two Instagram accounts praising white
supremacist murderers. The first account, which began posting content on April
25, 2020, was dedicated toDylann Roof
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awaiting execution for an attack that killed nine people at an African American
church in June 2015. The Instagram account, which had 61 followers, posted
photos and videos praising Roof. The second account used the name and photo of
a member of theAtomwaffen Division
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(AWD) as a user icon and praised a murder by an AWD member in the profile
description. Both accounts were reported to Instagram but were still accessible
four days later.

           

Discontinued ISIS Magazines, Pro-ISIS Content Encouraging Terrorist Attacks
Located on the Internet Archive

 

CEP researchers located an extensive collection of discontinued online ISIS
magazines and current pro-ISIS publications on the Internet Archive. In
addition to ideological propaganda, the publications call for violence and
contain information on using knives and committing vehicular attacks. The
collection was uploaded on March 31, 2021, by an account that has also uploaded
ISIS propaganda videos and has similarities with an account that has previously
uploaded bomb-making information. The Internet Archive removed the magazines
after CEP reported them.

 

White Supremacist Telegram Channel Posts Information on Explosives

 

Between May 8 and May 12, a white supremacist Telegram channel posted several
videos that contained information and advice on using explosives and improvised
incendiary weapons. The channel did not upload how-to manuals on building
explosive devices but has previously posted information on converting firearms
to fire on a fully automatic setting, 3D printed firearms plans, and white
supremacist literature. The channel has advocated for violence against
politicians and the government and has praised the perpetrator of the Oklahoma
City Bombing, Timothy McVeigh
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The channel had over 900 subscribers on May 13, approximately one month after
it became active. The channel administrator claims to have previously operated
one of the most notorious neo-Nazi Telegram channels, which frequently called
for violence and posted information on manufacturing weapons. Telegram removed
that channel on January 14 after it had amassed over 5,100 followers.

Image taken from a video regarding incendiary weapons posted on a white
supremacist Telegram channel. Note that the video was not made by white
supremacists, but was appropriated for the purpose of sharing information that
could be useful for committing acts of violence.

 

Neo-Nazis Post Video on Telegram Harassing Jews

 

On May 12, a neo-Nazi Telegram channel posted a video showing a van disrupting
a pro-Israel rally in Boca Raton, Florida, by driving by with neo-Nazi slogans
on it in support of Hitler and antisemitism. The video was viewed over 11,000
times and shared by at least eight other white supremacist Telegram channels.
The group, the Goyim Defense League, is known for provoking Jews and
participating in trolling behavior.

 

Christchurch Attack Video Located on the Internet Archive, Accounts Praising
Attacker Located on YouTube

 

The week of May 9 to May 15, CEP researchers located four different uploads of
the Christchurch attack video on the Internet Archive. All uploaded in 2021,
the videos were added in January, February, and two in April and had 226 views,
43 views, ten, and four, respectively. The Christchurch terrorist, Brenton
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sentenced to life in prison for murdering 51 people, injuring 40 others, and
committing a crime of terrorism. CEP has repeatedly
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 located versions of the attack video and content praising the attacker on the
Internet Archive. 

 

CEP researchers also located three accounts on YouTube that glorified the
Christchurch terrorist. Two accounts used positive drawings of the attacker as
their user icon and were named for the terrorist, while the final account used
a photo of the terrorist as its user icon and was also named for him. 

 

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