Messenger Platform Is Home To Content Promoting Neo-Nazi Accelerationism And
Acts Of Terrorism





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Extremist Content Online: TamTam Edition

Messenger Platform Is Home To Content Promoting Neo-Nazi Accelerationism And
Acts Of Terrorism



(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the
methods used by extremists to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite
violence on popular social media platforms in order to hold companies
accountable for failures to prevent the dissemination of extremist and
terrorist content.



On November 16, CEP researchers located thirteen channels on the TamTam
messenger platform that promoted neo-Nazi accelerationism and acts of
terrorism, including bomb-making and other activities meant to create “a
climate of anxiety” and fear. TamTam is a communications app owned by the
Russian company Odnoklassniki Ltd, which is, in turn, owned by the Russian
social media company VK. Both the extreme-right and pro-ISIS supporters
migrated to TamTam after various crackdowns by Telegram, with one poster
claiming that TamTam doesn’t remove content.



The channels, which were previously located on Telegram and part of the
“Terrorgram” community, posted a series of guides on how to make explosives,
the manifestos of several white supremacist mass shooters, videos from several
neo-Nazi groups, including theAtomwaffen Division
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, the National Socialist Order,The Base
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that encourages acts of terrorism and praises individuals who have committed
acts of white supremacist violence, referring to them as “saints.” At least
seven channels posted a neo-Nazi accelerationistbook
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that calls for lone actor violence, workplace violence, attacks on
infrastructure, law enforcement, politicians, people of color, Jews, Muslims,
Sikhs, Latinos, and LGBT people. The book also includes information on making
homemade bombs, conducting surveillance, and other information helpful in
committing attacks.



Atomwaffen Division Propaganda on TamTam, screenshot taken on November 17.



A user posted in mid-November that the group of channels was moving from
Telegram to TamTam because the latter does not remove content. Telegram began
removing
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some extreme-right users that advocate violence in January 2021, including
multiple “Terrogram” accounts. While neo-Nazi content, including advocating for
violence, instructional manuals, and propaganda glorifying mass shooters,
continues to exist on Telegram, these specific channels are often eventually
removed after they are created. A Telegram channel that is part of the same
online ideological sphere as the TamTam channels stated that it was essential
to spread propaganda to create “a climate of anxiety” and fear on all possible
online platforms. In April 2020, a similar white supremacist accelerationist
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a TamTam channel allegedly as a backup for Telegram content, however, it was
never fully utilized.



After the Telegram-Europol crackdown on ISIS content on the platform in
November 2019, ISIS propagandists similarlymoved
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to TamTam. The company quickly removed many pro-ISIS channels shortly after
the app saw an influx of pro-ISIS users. While there is still a limited
pro-ISIS presence on TamTam, multiple supporters of the terrorist group have
stated that the app is unsafe, citing privacy and operations security concerns.



The 13 neo-Nazi TamTam channels had an average of 81 followers. Three were
created in November 2022, one in August, six in July, two in June, and one in
May. TamTamprohibits <[link removed]> using the
messenger service to “promote” or “call for violence and… illegal and immoral
acts,” as well as promoting “extremism, terrorism,” or hate based on race,
“sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious opinions.”



CEP reported the channels to TamTam on November 16, but they were still
accessible almost 48 hours later.



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