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Extremist Content Online: Content From The Buffalo Attack Continues To Spread
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(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.

 

Over a week after the deadly white supremacist shooting in Buffalo, New York,
supporters of the gunman continue to spread the attack video, his manifesto,
and praise for his actions online. On Telegram, a large white supremacist
channel allegedly connected to the Proud Boys was deleted, however, a new
version was created within 24 hours. This channel also claimed that it was more
important than ever to promote the Great Replacement Theory because of the
media attention it was getting following the Buffalo shooting. A neo-Nazi music
album monetized with advertising was located on YouTube, as well as 20 accounts
on Instagram that violated the platform’s Community Guidelines on hate speech,
including one that openly supported the Buffalo attacker.

 

In addition, on the bulletin board style website JustPaste.It a pro-ISIS guide
for making homemade explosives was posted. Finally, the sixth issue of the
pro-ISIS magazine “Voice of Khurasan” was released.

 

Content Glorifying Buffalo Attacker Continues to Spread

 

The week of May 15 to May 21, CEP continued to find content praising the
Buffalo, New York attacker, spreading the attack video, and sharing his
manifesto. On 4chan, users made posts supporting the gunman and his murder of
ten people and injuring three others in a racist attack that President Joe Biden
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an act of “domestic terrorism.” Other posters called for acts of violence
against the media due to what was portrayed as their negative coverage of
4chan. Other imageboard users blamed the attack on Covid-19 lockdowns or
claimed that the attack itself was committed either by the U.S. government or
allowed to happen to lead to a government crackdown.

 

Users of an imageboard on the dark web that explicitly supports acts of white
supremacist terrorism posted links to the attacker’s manifesto and video. Forum
members called the attack “impressive” and heroic and noted with approval that
the perpetrator modeled his assault on the Christchurch terrorist attack.

 

An Instagram account that supported the attack was not removed after it was
reported by CEP.

 

A website that spreads the work of the neo-Nazi James Mason
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group National Socialist Order
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 criticized the attack as unproductive. The author claimed that acts of
lone-actor violence were often promoted by individuals secretly working for the
federal government and that white supremacists should not commit these types of
attacks because the individuals killed were not influential, and perpetrators
would spend the rest of their lives in prison. The author stated that the
assault allowed the government to further crack down on the extreme right. The
essay concluded by stating that attacks on electrical infrastructure that were
hard to attribute to a single individual or group were more productive.

 

White Supremacist Proud Boys Telegram Channel Returns After Deletion

 

On May 16, Telegram deleted a white supremacist channel allegedly linked to
the Proud Boys, however, a new version was created within 24 hours. The
channel, which is reportedly managed by several high-ranking members of the
Proud Boys, posts a wide variety of extreme racist, antisemitic, anti-LGBT,
Holocaust denial, pro-neo-Nazi content, and content that promotes the Rise
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The channel had over 41,000 subscribers on May 16, compared to over 26,000
subscribers for the main Proud Boys Telegram channel. The channel created on
May 16 posted a variety of racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic content after
it returned, including content on May 18 stating that it was more important
than ever to promote theGreat Replacement Theory
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the media attention it was getting following the May 14 Buffalo shooting. The
new channel had approximately 4,500 subscribers three days after it was created.

 

White Supremacist Music Monetized with Ads Located on YouTube

 

CEP researchers located a white supremacist music album uploaded to YouTube on
May 12 with ads playing before the videos. The album cover is a modified image
from The Turner Diaries
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several of the songs contain audio samples of William Luther Pierce
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from the book. Other audio samples advocate for acts of terrorism, such as in
one piece advocating violence against Israel that repeats “death rather than
slavery.” The album was uploaded by an account coordinating a campaign to raise
money on behalf of an Austrian rapper who used the name Mr. Bond, who was 
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10 years in prison for inciting violence and promoting neo-Nazism. CEP reported
the album to YouTube, but it was still online and still monetized with ads
three days later.

 

Racist and Antisemitic Content, Content Promoting Violence, Located on
Instagram

 

During the week of May 15 to May 21, CEP researchers found 20 accounts on
Instagram that violated the social media site’s Community Guidelines on hate
speech. Multiple accounts promoted theGreat Replacement Theory
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racist and antisemitic content, posted neo-Nazi symbols, or content promoting
Hitler. One account specifically posted a video of American white supremacist
Nick Fuentes promoting the Great Replacement Theory, and another profile posted
content supporting the perpetrator of the Buffalo attacker. Other accounts
advocated for violence against LGBT people, while a different account posted
content praising the misogynistic murderer, Elliot Rodger. The accounts had an
average of 373 followers, ranging between two and 1,696, and a median of 136.
Instagram removed two accounts before CEP had a chance to report them. Of the
18 accounts CEP reported, only two were removed. Instagram did not remove
content that indicated explicit support for the Buffalo attacker, nor did
Instagram remove posts that included neo-Nazi symbols, and a variety of white
supremacist and anti-LGBT content.



Still image from a video promoting the racist Great Replacement Theory on
Instagram. Screenshot taken on May 19, 2022.

 

Pro-ISIS Explosives Guide Located on JustPaste.It

 

On May 19, CEP researchers located a guide for making homemade explosives on
the bulletin board style website JustPaste.It. The manual contained imagery
from anISIS <[link removed]> propaganda video and
was created by the pro-ISIS group al-Saqri Foundation, which has published
manuals over several years on the manufacture and use of explosives, poisons,
and other weaponry. The document had been viewed almost 100 times when it was
located. JustPaste.It removed the guide after CEP reported it.

 

Pro-ISIS Web Magazine Voice of Khurasan Issue Six Released

 

On May 17, the pro-ISIS Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) al-Azaim Foundation
released the sixth issue of the web magazine “Voice of Khurasan”. The
magazine’s main article criticized democratic forms of government, alleging
that they allowed corruption and discrimination, promoted immorality, weakened
family structures, and promoted the pursuit of money over socially or
religiously fulfilling practices. The article implied that these problems do
not exist in ISIS’s interpretation of religious government. The second article
stated that the West was waging a form of psychological warfare against ISIS
and its supporters through the distortion of media, the spread of propaganda,
and the promotion of religious moderates. The article stated that this was part
of an attempt to show that ISIS is unjust or has no chance of winning. Other
articles condemned nationalism and theTaliban
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religions other than Sunni Islam.

 

The magazine was spread on Telegram, Hoop, and a pro-ISIS website on the dark
web. The magazine was also uploaded to the Internet Archive, who made it only
available to logged in users after CEP reported it.

 

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