The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by
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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Continue To Spread Propaganda And
Seek To Gain Followers Through Rhetoric On Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

 

(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. Extremist groups and individuals
online continue to focus on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Telegram, white
supremacists encouraged thousands of followers to spread racist abuse in a
Telegram channel created to help Nigerians fleeing fighting in Ukraine. Also on
Telegram, a neo-Nazi channel that had previously encouraged their followers to
travel to Ukraine as foreign fighters abandoned this position, stating that
their followers would be a hindrance because they are mainly between the ages
16-18 years old and have no military training.

 

Also last week, the recently formed splinter Atomwaffen Division (AWD), that
is thought to be a very small number of individuals, release a PDF calling for
people to join neo-Nazi groups and help bring about the collapse of the U.S.
government. CEP researchers located posts encouraging an individual forum
member to commit acts of violence following racist statements on an imageboard
accessible with Tor. In a blog post, American white supremacist Robert Rundo
called on Rise Above Movement (RAM)-inspired active clubs to recruit members at
various events and locations. Finally, there were multiple uploads of the 25th
issue of the pro-ISIS web magazine “Voice of Hind” released last week.

 

White Supremacist Telegram Channel Encourages Racist Trolling of Chat for
Nigerians Fleeing Ukraine

 

On February 28, a white supremacist Telegram channel with over 13,000
subscribers encouraged their followers to spread racist abuse in a Telegram
chat created to help Nigerians fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Several
individuals entered the chat and posted trolling comments, racist slurs, and
disinformation. The discussion had approximately 25 members on March 2, after
multiple trolling accounts were removed. The white supremacist channel has
reposted content from several American white supremacist organizations and has
posted content supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

 

Neo-Nazi Website and Propagandist No Longer Encouraging Americans to Become
Foreign Fighters in Ukraine

 

An American neo-Nazi website that promotes the work of James Mason
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group National Socialist Order
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 stated on their Telegram channel on March 2 that they were no longer
encouraging their audience to travel to Ukraine to join the Azov Regiment
because the site’s readership is frequently between the ages of “16-18” and
does not have military training or experience. On January 19 and February 27,
the neo-Nazi website encouraged their readers to join the Azov Regiment.
Individuals cannot directly join the Azov Regiment but must enlist in the
Ukrainian National Guard. The Telegram channel suggested their subscribers
donate cryptocurrency to the regiment instead and stated that Ukraine would
probably be defeated in several weeks, leading to what they hoped would be an
insurgency led by the extreme-right. The website has previously made posts
supporting Ukrainian fascists but has condemned the Ukrainian government.

 

A U.S. neo-Nazi propagandist with over 2,200 Telegram followers who had shared
a post on January 19 that encouraged Americans and Europeans to join the Azov
Regiment made a series of posts starting on February 26 and continuing until
March 2, abandoning support for groups in Ukraine. The propagandist has
previously supported acts of violence and has advocated for his followers to
create whites-only communities in Maine. In a series of polls asking leading
questions, the propagandist insinuated that it was more important to fight
against the American government than against Russia, that the U.S. was to blame
for Russia’s invasion, and that Russia would be more likely to support white
supremacist insurgents in the U.S. than Ukraine.

 

President Vladimir Putin has falsely claimed that Russia is fighting
neo-Nazism in Ukraine despite Russia’s  links to Wagner Group’s white
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and members of the white supremacist fascist groupRussian Imperial Movement
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 fighting alongside Russia aligned separatists in Ukraine.

Post on neo-Nazi Telegram channel, part of a series of polls urging American
white supremacists to stay in the U.S., March 2

 

Splinter Atomwaffen Division Releases Strategy Document

 

On February 28, the splinter
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 Atomwaffen Division (AWD) released a strategy PDF heavily inspired by the 
Turner Diaries
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book by David Myatt, calling for individuals to join neo-Nazi groups and take
action to help bring about the collapse of the U.S. government. The text laid
out a four-stage plan to be conducted over time to eventually “carve out a
domain of territory.” While the first two steps called for the creation of
small cells and spreading of propaganda to be followed by non-violent
activities such as marches and banner drops, the third step advocated for
sabotage of infrastructure and industry, while the fourth and final stage
called for a guerrilla war including the assassination of politicians, attacks
on the armed forces, and attacks that could result in civilian casualties. The
guide called for each step to be accompanied by demands to eventually build an
ethnostate in a rural area while the government is busy dealing with the
effects of civil disorder in cities. The document additionally stated that
waiting for government and systemwide collapse was “cowardly,” indicating
support for accelerationist terrorism.

 

On November 8, 2021, a breakaway AWD was announced, claiming no affiliated
with the National Socialist Order, AWD’s successor organization. James Mason
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splinter AWD group on November 12, stating that it was the work of a single
individual. While the size of the splinter AWD group is unknown, available
evidence suggests that it is tiny with a much smaller number of supporters than
the original AWD group. The splinter AWD group released a joint propagandavideo
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Dark Web Imageboard Users Encourage Act of Violence, Post Instructions for
Committing Terrorist Attacks

 

CEP researchers located posts initially made on February 25 on an imageboard
accessible with Tor encouraging an individual forum member to commit acts of
violence following paranoid racist statements. Posters advocated for racist
attacks and posted three links on Catbox.Moe, Anonfiles, and Ufile.Io to a
guide that encouraged acts of terrorism against people of color, Jews, LGBT
people, and others. The text included instructions for making explosive devices
and components, including content taken from al-Qaeda’s Inspire magazine and
instructions on the homemade manufacture of firearms and ammunition. The text
also praised mass murderers, including the 2011 Norwegian terrorist and the
alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter. The manual also provided advice on
committing crimes and directly advocated for terrorist attacks on synagogues,
immigrants, and others. CEP reported the file to Catbox.Moe, Anonfiles, and
Ufile.Io, only Anonfiles removed the document after approximately 24 hours,
with the other two websites taking no action. An additional copy of the guide
was located on the Internet Archive, who did not remove the file after CEP
reported it.

 

Rise Above Movement Inspired Active Clubs Encourage Recruiting at High
Schools, Concerts, Gyms

 

In a blog post published on March 3, American white supremacist Robert Rundo
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associate encouraged Rise Above Movement (RAM) inspired active clubs to recruit
at “apolitical” events and locations such as sporting events, concerts, local
fairs, MMA tournaments, gyms, and a variety of community events. The blog
stated that it was necessary to recruit young men and appeal to them through
self-improvement, fitness, and friendship messages. Rundo also advocated for
recruiting at high schools. The website that hosts the blog uses Cloudflare as
its name server and the services of Registrar.Eu.

 

“Voice of Hind” Web Magazine Released

 

CEP located multiple uploads of the 25th issue of the pro-ISIS web magazine
“Voice of Hind,” released on March 3. The magazine, entirely focused on Muslim
women in India, contained a main article condemning the hijab ban
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 in government-run educational facilities in Karnataka state. Another article
in the 25th issue said that protests against the hijab ban were useless and
urged acts of violence to fight against the democratic system of government.
The same article stated that feminism, the concept of gender equality, and
women working outside of the home were Western imports forced onto Indian
Muslims by Europeans. A separate essay held up femaleISIS
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Baghuz, the last ISIS territorial holdout, as role models to be emulated.

 

The web magazine was spread on Element, and a pro-ISIS propaganda website. The
publication was additionally uploaded to at least five websites. Within
approximately 24 hours, the web magazine was available on four websites:
Top4top, the Internet Archive, Zippyshare, and MediaFire. The Internet Archive
made the files accessible to logged in users on the website only, and Mediafire
removed three of the four upload links.

 

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