The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by
extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit fol


<[link removed]>
<[link removed]>
Extremist Content Online: Facebook Pages Idolizing Christchurch Terrorist,
Spreading Antisemitic Content Found

 

(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, CEP researchers located
several antisemitic Facebook pages and a profile using a photo and the same
name as the Christchurch terrorist. The antisemitic pages posted a variety of
other racist and anti-LGBT memes and statements as well. Also found were
numerous posts on 4chan that shared the Christchurch attack footage and
encouraged terrorist attacks.

 

The pro-ISIS “Voice of Hind” web magazine was located on multiple websites,
including Telegram and the Internet Archive. A pro-ISIS Tumblr blog and an ISIS
WordPress site, each containing terrorist propaganda, were also found. A
neo-Nazi website that uses services from Cloudflare and Epik is also attempting
to crowdfund cryptocurrency in order to self-host their site. Lastly,
instructions for making explosive devices were located on a dark web imageboard
and a neo-Nazi intelligence and counterintelligence skills Telegram channel was
created.

 

Antisemitic Pages and Profile Using the Same Name as Christchurch Terrorist
Located on Facebook

 

CEP researchers located two antisemitic pages on Facebook. The first page,
created in May 2020, had 360 followers on May 20, 2021, and used a modified
mural of the Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant
<[link removed]> as its profile
photo. The page contained a variety of antisemitic, racist, and anti-LGBT memes
and statements. The second page, created in April 2020, which had over 100
followers on May 20, 2021, made several antisemitic and racist posts. CEP
researchers also located a Facebook account that used the name of the
Christchurch terrorist as its display name and used a photo taken from the
attack video as its profile photo. It is unknown when the account was created,
but the owner changed the profile photo on May 13, 2021.

 

Numerous Posts on 4chan Located Sharing Christchurch Attack Footage,
Encouraging Terrorist Attacks

 

CEP researchers located dozens of posts on 4chan made in May 2021, sharing
footage from the Christchurch terrorist attack video and encouraging future
acts of white supremacist terrorism. CEP found approximately two dozen
different video clips of the attack, many of which had been turned into memes.
Several posts endorsed acts of white supremacist violence.

 

Pro-ISIS “Voice of Hind” Located on Multiple Websites

 

CEP researchers located links for the sixteenth issue of the pro-ISIS web
magazine “Voice of Hind” on several websites after being initially released on
May 15. The magazine featured an article condemning both Israel and Hamas,
stating that ISIS should rule Jerusalem. Another essay said that Saudi Arabia
is ruled by apostates, while a different piece condemned both Pakistan and
Saudi Arabia for offering aid to India during that country’s recent COVID-19
crisis. An article claiming to be from an ISIS supporter in the Maldives
<[link removed]> stressed the importance
of supporting those in prison and commended ISIS for destroying prison
facilities and freeing detainees.

 

Links to the web magazine were spread on Telegram. The magazine was uploaded
to at least five websites: the Internet Archive, GoFile.Io, Mega.Nz, Top4top,
and MediaFire. Five days later, the magazine was still available on four
websites: the Internet Archive, GoFile.Io, Top4top, and MediaFire.

 

Pro-ISIS Tumblr Blog, WordPress Sites Located

 

On May 20, CEP researchers located a pro-ISIS blog on Tumblr and an ISIS
propaganda site on WordPress. The Tumblr blog, which had an almost identical
URL to a Tumblr page
<[link removed]>
 located and removed approximately one month ago, contained ISIS Amaq
<[link removed]>
 news statements and links to ISIS propaganda on other websites. Members
<[link removed]>
 of ISIS, the group’s supporters, and their online propaganda
<[link removed]>
 network have historically used Tumblr to communicate and spread content. The
blog was removed after it was reported to Tumblr. The second website, on
WordPress, contained ISIS Amaq news updates and propaganda photo sets,
infographics, and links to ISIS propaganda on other websites.

ISIS propaganda photo from pro-ISIS WordPress site, May 20, 2021.

 

Instructions for Making Explosive Devices Located on Dark Web Imageboard

 

CEP researchers located posts on a dark web imageboard that included
instructions and tips for constructing explosive devices. One of the posters
additionally encouraged attacks on vaccination sites, claiming that their
purpose was to sterilize white people. The dark web imageboard explicitly
endorses national socialism and encourages acts of white supremacist violence
and terrorism.

 

Neo-Nazi Website Crowdfunding Cryptocurrency for Self-Hosting, White
Supremacist News Site, and Online Store

 

On May 19, a neo-Nazi website made a post requesting Monero cryptocurrency
donations with the goals of self-hosting their site, starting a white
supremacist news page, and creating an online store to sell t-shirts and copies
of James Mason <[link removed]>’s book 
Siege <[link removed]>
. The website stated that they would no longer have to rely on third parties by
self-hosting and hoped to offer hosting services to other white supremacist
sites. The website began accepting
<[link removed]>
 Monero cryptocurrency in February 2021. The post indicated that the site’s
operators hoped to raise upwards of 5,000 dollars in cryptocurrency for the
hosting and shop projects, with an unknown amount being requested for the news
site.

 

While the website states that it is not affiliated with the Atomwaffen Division

<[link removed]>
 (AWD) or National Socialist Order (NSO), the site lists numerous members of
AWD as contributors and at least one member of the latter as a contributor in
addition to having posted NSO propaganda. The website also encourages financial
support for imprisoned members of AWD. The website uses Epik as its registrar
and Cloudflare as its name server. On April 23, the British government added
<[link removed]>
 AWD and NSO to the list of proscribed terrorist organizations. 

 

Neo-Nazi Intelligence and Counterintelligence Skills Telegram Channel Created

 

A neo-Nazi Telegram channel was created to share advice and guides on
intelligence, counterintelligence, information security, and operations
security. The channel posted a series of book recommendations, including
intelligence introductory texts and topics including surveillance, propaganda,
counterintelligence, and executive protection. The channel endorses
decentralized neo-Nazi accelerationism and is opposed to established groups.
The channel creators advocate for improved operations security and the
development of intelligence and counterintelligence skills among neo-Nazis and
white supremacists. The channel is part of a network of accelerationist
neo-Nazis on Telegram that reveres the neo-Nazi James Mason and includes
channels linked to extreme right podcasts
<[link removed]>
. The channel had over 675 members on May 20.

 

###

Unsubscribe
<[link removed]>