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Extremist Content Online: CEP Finds More Violent Pro-ISIS And Extreme Right
Content On Facebook & 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 Facebook, numerous pieces of
pro-ISIS propaganda were found on various accounts and pages. Some of these
have been up for months and accumulated hundreds of likes. Extreme-right and
white supremacist content espousing racist and antisemitic ideologies was also
located on Instagram.

 

CEP found additional ISIS propaganda on the dark web and an ISIS Amaq video
which was released on multiple websites. A video on TikTok was identified which
used an honorific to refer to the Christchurch terrorist and received about 600
views. CEP located numerous posts by white supremacist and neo-Nazi Telegram
accounts glorifying the Poway synagogue shooter and encouraging future violence.

 

Pro-ISIS Propaganda Located on Facebook

 

The week of September 26 to October 2, CEP researchers found multiple pieces
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Facebook. CEP found five accounts or pages, including a page for ISIS’s audio
nasheed propaganda group, Ajnad Media Foundation, which had over 750 likes on
September 30. The page was created on June 3, 2021, and the most recent post
was on September 18. Posts included ISIS nasheeds and links to content on other
websites.

 

An account was also located that had posted four ISIS propaganda clips taken
from official videos, including scenes containing the use of suicide
vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Posts were made between September
26 and September 28 and had an average of 96 likes/reactions each.

 

CEP also located an account that posted ISIS Al Bayan radio statements
starting in late September 2021, and two accounts that began posting clips
taken from official ISIS propaganda videos on August 30 and September 4,
respectively. Video clips included content that had ISIS logos covered up as
well as footage containing ISIS official logos.

 

Out of the 15 accounts or pieces of content that CEP reported to Facebook, 11
were still online three days later.
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Clip from an ISIS propaganda video on Facebook. Screenshot taken on September
30, 2021.

 

Extreme-Right and White Supremacist Content Located on Instagram

 

CEP researchers found multiple instances of extreme-right and white
supremacist content on Instagram the week of September 26 to October 2. Three
accounts posted various neo-Nazi-themed photos, including SS deaths head
symbols, and photos that promoted racism andantisemitism
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. CEP also located an account claiming to be a Brazilian group inspired by the
Atomwaffen Division
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(AWD) that used a still image taken from an AWD video as its profile photo. A
profile was also located with over 300 followers that posted Instagram stories
glorifying the Christchurch terrorist and containing footage from AWD videos
and pictures taken from videogames modded to have neo-Nazi characters and
symbols.

 

An Instagram account with over 200 followers was found that used a modified
photo of the Christchurch terrorist as its profile photo. An account with
approximately 300 followers posted a song praising the Christchurch terrorist
and a compilation video that contained footage from various propaganda
productions made by the Atomwaffen Division,The Base
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and individuals. The same video was also posted by a different account, where
it had almost 200 views after being online for five days.

 

Finally, an account was located that claimed to be recruiting for a small,
AWD-inspired group. The profile contained an anti-immigrant slogan and a link
to the group’s Telegram page. CEP also located an Instagram account with over
1,000 followers that claimed to belong to a European Identitarian group. The
profile posted anti-Muslim and anti-immigration content.

 

Six of the seven accounts or pieces of content reported to Instagram by CEP
were still online three days later. One account switched their privacy
settings, which meant that CEP was unable to confirm whether or not content had
been removed.

 

ISIS Propaganda Site Located on the Dark Web

 

CEP researchers located an ISIS propaganda site on the dark web. The site is
identical to a known ISIS propaganda website on the surface web on the .link
domain. Both sites contain ISIS’s weekly Al-Naba newsletters, links to ISIS
propaganda on other websites, and links to other explicit pro-ISIS websites.
The site claimed that it was last updated on September 25, 2021. The version of
the website on the surface web uses Tucows as its registrar and Cloudflare as
its nameserver.

 

ISIS Amaq Video Located on Multiple Websites

 

On September 28, ISIS-affiliated Amaq News released a video allegedly showing
the use of a mortar against the town of Komanda in Eastern Congo.
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villages and a military camp in the province of Ituri. Links to the video were
spread on Element, and the video was posted on Telegram, Hoop, and Element.
Links to the video were posted on at least 14 websites. Approximately 48 hours
later, the video was still available on five websites: the Internet Archive,
Jwp.Io, Siasky.Net, Transfer.Sh, and Uqload.Com. 

 

TikTok Video Glorifying Christchurch Terrorist Located

 

CEP researchers found a video on TikTok that used an honorific to refer to the
Christchurch terrorist. The video also contained a white supremacist symbol
used by the gunman. The video was uploaded on September 28 and was viewed
approximately 600 times within three days.

 

White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Telegram Channels Glorify Poway Synagogue
Shooter Around Sentencing

 

Following the sentencing of the Poway synagogue shooter on September 30, at
least 17 white supremacist or neo-Nazi Telegram channels posted content
glorifying the gunman and encouraging additional violence. The attacker was
sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2019
assault, where one person was murdered, and three were injured. The gunman is
also awaiting sentencing for an arson attack on a mosque in Escondido. The
gunman had previously pleaded guilty to 113 counts, including murder, attempted
murder, and multiple hate crimes.

 

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