The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by
extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit fol
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Extremist Content Online: Nordic Resistance Movement & Rise Above Movement
Associated Content Located On YouTube
(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, a YouTube channel run by
the Finnish neo-Nazi website Partisaani, which was founded by the Nordic
Resistance Movement (NRM), was located. The channel had accumulated thousands
of views for its videos and live streams. A propaganda video made by a media
group affiliated with the Rise Above Movement was also found. In both cases,
YouTube had previously removed similar content from the groups.
Additionally, a media group affiliated with the Rise Above Movement made a
Twitter account and started posting content. A neo-Nazi website was reactivated
after being taken down by web services companies. CEP researchers also found
the Swiss extreme-right group Junge Tat requesting donations via PayPal.
Finally, there were multiple pieces of white supremacist and neo-Nazi content
located on Instagram.
Lastly, a video celebrating ISIS-K attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan were
uploaded to a variety of websites. There were multiple pieces of pro-ISIS
propaganda found on Telegram’s Telegra.ph bulletin board feature.
Account for Finnish Neo-Nazi Website Founded by Nordic Resistance Movement
Located on YouTube
On December 9, CEP researchers located a YouTube channel for the Finnish
neo-Nazi website Partisaani. The site was founded
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by the Nordic Resistance Movement
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in May 2020. YouTube has previously suspended NRM channels, however, the
Partisaani channel has remained active. The channel was created in April 2020
and had over 22,000 views on December 9, 2021. The YouTube channel has been
used to conduct live streams of demonstrations and contains at least one
interview with Antti Niemi, the former deputy leader of the NRM in Finland. The
Finnish chapter of NRM was banned by the Finnish Supreme Court in September
2020.
Partisaani interview with former deputy leader of the Nordic Resistance
Movement in Finland, Antti Niemi.
Patriot Front Propaganda Video Made by White Supremacist Media Group Located
on YouTube
CEP located two uploads on YouTube of a propaganda video on the white
supremacist group Patriot Front
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made by a media project affiliated with the Rise Above Movement
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project had previously
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posted multiple videos on YouTube for months before the platform finally
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took action and removed their channel in March 2021. The two videos were
uploaded on August 25, 2021, and December 7, 2021, and had 2,703 and 4,837
views, respectively, on December 9. A large white supremacist Telegram account
where the admins claim to be members of the Proud Boys encouraged their
followers to upload the documentary to YouTube. There is an alleged Patriot
Front YouTube account created in February 2016 (when the group still used the
name Vanguard America), however, they do not have any public videos.
Rise Above Movement Affiliated Media Project Creates Twitter Account
A white supremacist media group affiliated with the Rise Above Movement
created a Twitter account that began posting content on December 5. The group
posted a video of Patriot Front's
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December 4 demonstration in Washington, links to a documentary about Patriot
Front, and a trailer for an upcoming videofalsely claiming
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that the Waukesha parade murders were an anti-white terrorist attack. The
Twitter account had approximately 350 followers four days after it began
posting content.
Neo-Nazi Website Returns to Web After Removal
On December 5, a neo-Nazi website returned to the Internet after the web
services companies Enom and Tucows allegedly ceased providing services to the
site following what they claimed was a complaint from the United Nations
Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate. The site, which initially used a .xyz
domain, returned approximately two weeks later with a .net domain. Cloudflare
is the site’s registrar and name server.
The website has previously advocated for acts of violence, is dedicated to
spreading neo-Nazi authorJames Mason’s
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writings by members of the National Socialist Order and several former members
of the Atomwaffen Division
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(AWD). The site lists former AWD members, one member of the neo-Nazi group The
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imprisoned for a mail bombing as “prisoners of war.”
Extreme-Right Swiss Group Requests Donations via PayPal
On December 6, the Swiss extreme-right group Junge Tat
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requested donations on Telegram via an individual’s PayPal account. Junge Tat
has held anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, and anti-vaccination demonstrations in
Switzerland and a joint protest in Belgium with the extreme right-wing Dutch
group Schild & Vrienden
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. Junge Tat’s propaganda videos show group members training in combat sports,
hiking, and participating in public demonstrations, including one in support of
a murdered Swedish neo-Nazi. At least one individual featured in the group’s
propaganda wore a t-shirt with logos from a clothing brand established and
promoted by Rise Above Movement co-founder Robert Rundo. Junge Tat’s Telegram
channel has over 5,700 followers.
PayPal’s Acceptable Use Policy
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the service for “the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of
intolerance that is discriminatory.” The fundraising message on Telegram was
shared by an account belonging to a Rise Above Movement
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active club. CEP reported the account to PayPal on December 8, however, it was
still online five days later.
White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Content Located on Instagram
The week of December 5 to December 11, CEP researchers found multiple pieces
of white supremacist and neo-Nazi content on Meta-owned Instagram. Content
included propaganda videos made by the Atomwaffen Division
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, content that praised the Christchurch terrorist, a video advertising The
Turner Diaries
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content that advocated for the murder of African Americans and journalists. Of
the 10 accounts located, three had content removed by December 9. The seven
accounts that were still online on December 9 had made their first post of
white supremacist content an average of 49 days ago, however, that dropped to
15 days after an outlier was removed. CEP routinely
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finds
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extremist
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content, including white supremacist, antisemitic, and pro-ISIS content on
Instagram.
Pro-ISIS Propaganda Video Located on Multiple Websites
On December 8, the pro-ISIS Al Battar Media Foundation released a video
celebrating ISIS Khorasan province attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The
video included footage and photos from ISIS Amaq news releases and listed
recent attacks targeting the Taliban, Shiites, and political leaders. The video
was spread on Element/Matrix and RocketChat and was uploaded to at least 16
other websites. Within 24 hours, the video was available on seven websites:
Jwp.Io, Gofile.Io, File.Fm, File.Cm, the Internet Archive, the decentralized
web platform IPFS, and Transfer.Sh.
Pro-ISIS Propaganda Located on Telegram’s Telegra.ph Feature
CEP located multiple pieces of pro-ISIS propaganda on Telegram’s Telegra.ph
bulletin board feature posted on December 4 and 5. Telegra.ph functions
similarly to a bulletin board, allowing users to share content with individuals
who do not have Telegram accounts. CEP located two posts made by the pro-ISIS
Amjad Media group, which included links to pro-ISIS content on other websites
and pro-ISIS news.
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