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Extremist Content Online: Explosive Device ‘How To’ Video Posted On Neo-Nazi
Telegram Channel In Russian

 

(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. CEP researchers located a
Russian-language neo-Nazi Telegram channel that posted a video showing how to
make components for explosive devices. Also on Telegram, several neo-Nazis and
white supremacist channels celebrated the third anniversary of the Poway,
California synagogue shooting.

 

CEP researchers also found approximately two dozen new extreme right Twitter
accounts that had posted a variety of racist, antisemitic, anti-LGBT
(especially anti-trans), and Holocaust denial content.

 

In addition, the fourth issue of the pro-ISIS web magazine “Voice of Khurasan”
was located on various platforms, and on RocketChat a pro-ISIS channel
affiliated with the pro-ISIS tech group Qimam Electronic Foundation was
identified by CEP. Finally, there was a video of a recent Q&A with American
neo-Nazi James Mason uploaded on multiple Telegram channels.

 

Russian Neo-Nazi Telegram Channel Posts Explosives Related Video and
Instructions Manual

 

On April 27, a Russian-language neo-Nazi Telegram channel posted a video
showing how to make a detonator for explosive devices and a manual outlining
the purchasing and storage of explosives components. The channel, created in
September 2021, had over 200 subscribers on April 28. The channel has
previously posted information on the manufacture and use of explosives, secure
communication, and links to the Russian language audiobook of the Turner Diaries
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Telegram removed the channel after CEP reported it, however Telegram did not
take action against a private channel responsible for posting several pieces of
featured content.

 

Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists Celebrate Third Anniversary of Poway
Synagogue Shooting

 

On April 27, neo-Nazis and white supremacists on Telegram celebrated the third
anniversary of the Poway, California synagogue shooting, where a gunman
murdered one person and injured three others. In a manifesto posted on 8chan
before the attack, the perpetrator stated that he acted out of his hatred for
Jews, referencing the great replacement conspiracy theory
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days before the attack on Chabad of Poway, the gunman had attempted to burn
down the Dar-ul-Arqam mosque in Escondido. The perpetrator was sentenced
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 to life in prison plus 30 years for 113 charges, including murder, attempted
murder, obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs, violating the Church
Arson Prevention Act, and firearms crimes. 

 

At least 14 different Telegram channels posted content praising the gunman and
encouraging additional antisemitic violence. Multiple channels published his
manifesto and music that glorified the gunman. In one channel, commenters
posted advice regarding how the gunman could have murdered more people.

 

Multiple Extreme Right Twitter Accounts Created After Elon Musk Condemns
Content Moderation Policies

 

CEP researchers located approximately two dozen extreme right Twitter accounts
created after Elon Musk, who plans to purchase the social media site, expressed
his opposition to content moderation policies. The accounts posted a variety of
racist, antisemitic, anti-LGBT (especially anti-trans), and Holocaust denial
content.

 

One account CEP located referenced a white supremacist podcast that promotes
violence and glorifiedDylann Roof
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accounts posted content praising the white supremacist active club
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including one account claiming to be a UK chapter, multiple accounts posted
content endorsing the white supremacist National Justice Party, and at least
five accounts posted Patriot Front
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 propaganda or made claims to be members of the group. Of the 24 accounts CEP
reported, only two were removed. In addition to posting propaganda, multiple
accounts participated in trolling and harassment of other Twitter users.

Patriot Front Twitter account created on April 25 that posted antisemitic and
anti-trans content and engaged in harassment.

 

Issue Four of Pro-ISIS Voice of Khurasan Magazine Released

 

On April 23, the fourth issue of the pro-ISIS web magazine “Voice of Khurasan”
was released online. The first article emphasized that fighting and immigrating
to ISIS-held areas is mandatory. The second article warned readers that they
would be repeatedly tested but that if they were able to endure the many
hardships facing them, their patience would pay off, and victory would be
assured. The article emphasized that difficulties are meant to separate the
pure from the impure.

 

The magazine also contained an editorial that originally appeared in al-Naba
issue 33, released in 2016, which emphasized that fighting was mandatory and
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after being attacked by the U.S and would ultimately be victorious. The web
magazine also included statistics regarding ISIS Khorasan Province attacks for
the month of Shaban (March 4 to April 1), during which the group claimed to
have committed 18 attacks in Afghanistan and three regions in Pakistan,
resulting in the alleged deaths of 285 civilians, 22 Taliban soldiers, one
individual accused of being a spy for theHaqqani network
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soldiers.

 

The magazine was spread on RocketChat, a pro-ISIS website, Hoop, and the
Internet Archive. CEP reported the content to the Internet Archive who removed
it.

 

Pro-ISIS Tech Group Warns About Lenovo Vulnerabilities

 

CEP researchers located a post on a pro-ISIS RocketChat channel from the
pro-ISIS tech group Qimam Electronic Foundation warning users about the
potential malware vulnerabilities of some Lenovo computers. The post,
originally made on April 22 on a different bulletin board-style website, urged
users to update their firmware.

 

Live-streamed Q&A With James Mason Spread on Multiple Telegram Channels

 

Between April 23 and April 28, multiple Telegram channels posted a video of an
April 20 live-streamed Q&A with the American neo-Nazi James Mason
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conducted by a Telegram channel affiliated with a website that supports Mason’s
work and endorses the National Socialist Order
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. The same Telegram channel was removed from the platform on April 20, shortly
after it live-streamed the Q&A after an unknown group or individual reported
it. A replacement channel, created on April 21, was on Telegram for one week
before Telegram removed it on April 28. A second replacement channel, that
remained online, was also created on April 21.

 

After Telegram removed the primary distribution channel, an audio version
taken from the video was posted on at least seven Telegram channels, and
multiple video clips taken from the live stream were still available on several
channels. The full video was also available on the second replacement channel.
The video was also located on Bitchute and Odysee. Bitchute refused to remove
the video after CEP reported it.

 

In the video, Mason encouraged his followers not to commit acts of violence
and instead focus on spreading propaganda. Despite these pronouncements, Mason
praised the German group National Socialist Underground, responsible for ten
murders, two bombings, and multiple robberies, stating that their actions were
“the only way to go when you are outlawed.” Mason also commended an American
white supremacist serial killer executed in 2013 and suspected of over 20
murders. Mason proclaimed that the country is accelerating towards collapse
without involvement from the extreme right.

 

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