Footage From Christchurch Attack Video Found Again





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Extremist Content Online: Instagram Edition

Footage From Christchurch Attack Video Found Again



(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.



In a sample of content located on Meta-owned Instagram on December 14, CEP
researchers located 15 accounts that posted white supremacist, neo-Nazi,
anti-Muslim, and/or antisemitic content. One account used a photo of the
Christchurch terrorist as a profile photo and another posted an approximately
20-second video glorifying the Christchurch terrorist, which included footage
from the attacker’s live-streamed video. This is not the first instance of CEP
locating footage of the attack on Instagram. InMarch 2021
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, CEP located an account that posted an approximately 30-second clip from the
Christchurch terrorist attack that was slightly modified so that the attacker
made a different vocal statement.



Other profiles that CEP located on December 14 posted anti-black, anti-Muslim,
and antisemitic content, including memes, drawings, and video clips. Accounts
also made posts promoting Holocaust denial, neo-Nazism, and advocating for
violence against Jews. One account that uploaded a large quantity of neo-Nazi
content promotedJames Mason
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accounts posted propaganda from theAtomwaffen Division
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, one of which linked to a Holocaust denial video on another platform in the
profile description. Another account posted memes promoting attacks on
electrical infrastructure.



Instagram story post promoting the Atomwaffen Division and The Base posted by
an account that referenced neo-Nazism in the handle. Located on Instagram on
December 14.



The accounts had between zero and 9,475 followers, with an average of 880. The
profile that posted the video containing footage from the Christchurch attack
had over 50 followers.



CEP reported 13 accounts directly to Instagram and referred an additional two
accounts to relevant national authorities. Approximately two days later, ten of
the 13 accounts that CEP reported directly to Instagram were still online.


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