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Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda Congratulates Taliban On Victory, Violent
White Supremacist Accounts Found On Instagram

 

(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. On August 31, al-Qaeda
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group’s As-Sahab media outlet congratulating the Taliban for defeating the U.S.
and praising the Taliban’s leader Haibatullah Akhundzada
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 and the founder and former leader of the Haqqani network, Jalaluddin Haqqani
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Over the last week, CEP researchers also have found numerous instances of
white supremacist propaganda, some of which called for violence and appeared to
plan for rallies, on Instagram and Twitter. One account connected to the
self-identified organizers of the “White Lives Matter March” promoted the white
genocide conspiracy theory. Others accounts located on Instagram included
antisemitic propaganda, and photos from a video game modified to reference the
Christchurch terrorist attack.

 

In addition, CEP researchers found a self-identified Russian white supremacist
asking for advice in a neo-Nazi Telegram chat on how to launch cyberattack to
shut down websites. A pro-ISIS propagandist shared a collection of statements
and photos related to the August 26 ISIS attack at the Kabul airport. Finally,
the neo-Nazi Nationalist Social Club activated a public Telegram chat sharing
memes that promoted violence against Jews, Muslims, and transgender individuals.

 

Al-Qaeda Congratulates Taliban on Victory

 

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 released a statement via the group’s As-Sahab media outlet congratulating the
Taliban on their victory. The declaration commended the Taliban for retaking
the country and defeating the U.S., noting that several generations had fought
in the war. The release also praised the Taliban’s leader Haibatullah Akhundzada

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 and the founder and former leader of the Haqqani network, Jalaluddin Haqqani
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that the Taliban had defeated a numerically larger and well-equipped force. The
al-Qaeda statement called for Afghans to obey the new government. The statement
was posted on an al-Qaeda-affiliated website as well as on Telegram. The
website uses Public Domain Registry as its registrar and Cloudflare as its name
server.

 

“White Lives Matter March” Organizes on Twitter and Instagram

 

CEP researchers located a Twitter and Instagram account allegedly connected to
organizers of the white supremacist “White Lives Matter March” protests. “White
Lives Matter” demonstrations took place in April 2021 and over the summer and
have included multiple facilitators on Telegram as well as mainstream social
media platforms. The Twitter account was created in April 2021 and contained
photos from “White Lives Matter” rallies, including videos of Proud Boys’
members at rallies, banners promoting the white genocide conspiracy, and links
to Telegram pages for white supremacist groups. The Instagram page for the
protest movement included information on upcoming marches, as well as a
propaganda photo from the neo-Nazi Nationalist Social Club
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a video of two men in Proud Boys gear promoting an antisemitic neo-Nazi
propaganda film that advocates Holocaust denial, and white supremacist and
anti-immigration banners and statements.

 

Additional Neo-Nazi and White Supremacist Content Located on Instagram

 

From August 29 to September 4, CEP researchers located additional neo-Nazi and
white supremacist content on Instagram. Researchers found an account that
posted a photo from a video game modified to reference the Christchurch
terrorist attack, accompanying text advocating for violence against Muslims.
The post was made on July 17 and had 42 likes. Another account uploaded a
compilation video that contained footage from various propaganda productions
made by the Atomwaffen Division, The Base, and other neo-Nazi groups and
individuals. The video was online for one week and had 90 views when it was
located. Additional content included antisemitic photos, neo-Nazi propaganda,
and an account that used the logo of the group Patriot Front
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After the content was reported to Instagram, only the video that contained
footage from Atomwaffen Division and The Base was removed, however the account
that posted the video remained.

A video on Instagram that features propaganda footage from several neo-Nazi
groups including the Atomwaffen Division and The Base.

 

Self-Proclaimed Russian White Supremacist Asks for Assistance to Launch DDoS
Attacks in Neo-Nazi Tech Chat

 

On August 31, an individual who identified themselves as a Russian white
supremacist asked users of a neo-Nazi Telegram chat for advice on launching
distributed denial of service attacks, or other cyberattacks, to shut down
websites. The alleged Russian white supremacist claimed to be part of a group
that recently pressured
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chain to apologize for featuring a black man in one of their ads. The poster
asked for assistance in taking down websites to cause economic damage and force
companies only to use white people in their advertising. Three individuals in
the chat, including the chat admin, offered technical advice for crashing
websites. The chat is connected to a prominent neo-Nazi Telegram channel with
over 9,000 subscribers that is dedicated to information and operations security
that has previously released a cybersecurity manual, as well as operations
security guides.

 

Online ISIS Supporters Share Collection of Group’s Afghanistan Propaganda

 

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 propagandist shared a collection of statements and photos related to the
August 26 ISIS attack on the Kabul airport and three dozen videos and three
dozen images specifically from the group’s self-proclaimed Khorasan province in
Afghanistan. Links were spread via RocketChat, but the content was hosted on a
private Nextcloud file hosting site. The propaganda videos, photos, and
statements were shared to be further reposted.

 

National Socialist Club Chat Shares Memes that Promote Violence Against Jews,
Muslims, and Transgender People

 

On August 29, the neo-Nazi Nationalist Social Club
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activated a public Telegram chat. Chat participants shared an anti-Muslim meme
that used a photo from the Christchurch terrorist attack video and antisemitic
memes that advocated for the murder of Jews. Chat participants also praised a
man by name who attacked a transgender woman on video and shared the
assailant’s Instagram page so that chat members could leave a “good job
message.” Other chat users shared NSC propaganda and video streams that
included NSC members speaking with individuals and members of foreign neo-Nazi
groups.

 

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