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. Last week, CEP researchers discovered regional
white supremacist active club pages on YouTube and Instagram that shared
propaganda, as well as an interview with Rob Rundo on YouTube in which he
advocated for forming white supremacist gangs. CEP also found a Telegram post
from an active club group advocating using ProtonMail.





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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Accounts Found On YouTube And
Instagram



(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. Last week, CEP researchers discovered
regional white supremacist active club pages on YouTube and Instagram that
shared propaganda, as well as an interview withRob Rundo
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he advocated for forming white supremacist gangs. CEP also found a Telegram
post from an active club group advocating using ProtonMail.



In addition, CEP located two new ISIS propaganda videos depicting fighting and
combat training that were located on several websites, including Telegram,
Streamable, and the Internet Archive. A pro-ISIS blog with sponsored
advertisements was found on WordPress, and the pro-ISIS Voice of Khorasan
online magazine released its 20th issue. Instructions for making explosives,
posted by the pro-ISIS al-Saqri foundation, were also found on JustPaste.It.



CEP researchers also discovered a fundraiser launched on the crowdfunding site
GiveSendGo by Christopher Hood, leader of theNationalist Social Club
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(NSC). The former leader of the neo-Nazi accelerationist groupThe Base
<[link removed]>, Rinaldo Nazzaro
<[link removed]>, posted on
Telegram that he could connect “like-minded individuals” to train together in
several states. Another neo-Nazi accelerationist group claimed on Telegram and
their website to have vandalized a Michigan office of the Republican Party with
swastikas, and a UK-based white supremacist musician requested financial
donations on Telegram.



Lastly, CEP researchers located five accounts on Twitter that glorified or
posted footage of the Christchurch terrorist attack.



White Supremacist Active Club Accounts Located on YouTube and Instagram



CEP located a YouTube account for a regional white supremacist active club
chapter. The account, created in December 2021, posted two videos on December
27, 2022, consisting of white supremacist music, which had over 150 views three
weeks later. CEP also located a YouTube page for a European active club chapter
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, which the Google-owned platform did not remove after it was reported. The
more recently found active club account was also not removed after CEP reported
it for violating the site’s community guidelines.



CEP also found an Instagram account on January 19 for a French active club
chapter. The first post, on January 17, consisted of a 30-second propaganda
video advertising the group, which had almost 1,500 views two days later. Both
the video and a post on January 18 contained white supremacist symbols. CEP
reported the account to Instagram, but it was still online on January 23.



Active club propaganda video on Instagram. Screenshot taken January 19, 2023.



White Supremacist Group Advocates Use of ProtonMail



In a post on January 16, a regional chapter of a white supremacist active club
recommended that their followers and potential members use ProtonMail because
of its encryption and no-cost service. The active club chapter has made
Telegram posts in support of the violent white supremacist group The Order and
has proclaimed that their state should only exist for white people. Other
active club chapters have also used ProtonMail accounts.



Rob Rundo Interviewed on White Supremacist Podcast on YouTube, Advocates for
White Supremacist Gangs



Rob Rundo <[link removed]>, the
co-founder of theRise Above Movement
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the active club movement, was interviewed on a podcast livestreamed on YouTube
on January 5. In the interview, Rundo advocated for creating white supremacist
gangs and building a “warrior class.” In a podcast section labeled “fighting
nonwhites,” Rundo stated, “we are surrounded by savages,” and said that
individuals needed to be trained in combat sports.



The livestream was available on YouTube two weeks later and had over 1,500
views. Users of the livestream chat and comments section promoted white
supremacist groups and ideology and used racial slurs. The podcast host posted
a link to a recently released propaganda video made by an active
club-affiliated media group. The podcast's YouTube account was created in July
2021 and has over 600 subscribers. At least one prior YouTube account for the
podcast was removed from the platform.



CEP reported the livestream to YouTube on January 19, but it was still online
on January 23.



Two New ISIS Videos Released



On January 18, ISIS <[link removed]> released a
new propaganda video from the group’s self-proclaimed Sinai province in Egypt.
The three-minute video contains previously released combat and training
footage. It shows four fighters pledging their allegiance to the terrorist
group’s new leader,Abu al-Hussain al-Hussaini al-Qurashi
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.



CEP located the video on Telegram, a pro-ISIS website, Streamable, and the
Internet Archive. Streamable removed the video after CEP reported it, and the
Internet Archive made the video only available to logged in users.



CEP also found four posts sharing the video on Facebook, several of which
contained links to Telegram contacts and links to the video on Streamable.
Facebook removed all four links after CEP reported them. Two additional links,
allegedly for the video directly on Facebook, were removed by the time CEP
researchers located them approximately 22 hours after they were posted.



ISIS also released a video on January 20 from the group’s self-proclaimed
Somalia province. The video encourages terrorist attacks and shows combat
against Somali security forces, over a half dozen assassinations of individuals
identified as Somali police officers, and roadside bombings of vehicles and
personnel identified as belonging to the Somali police and armed forces, as
well as African Union forces. The video also shows ISIS fighters training in
assassination tactics and training with explosives and small arms. The video
also includes an interview with a fighter who states that he left Kenya to
fight alongside ISIS in Somalia. Following his capture and interrogation, he
escaped back to ISIS-held territory.



In addition to Telegram, RocketChat, and pro-ISIS websites, the video was
uploaded to at least 11 websites. Three days later, the video was still
available on nine websites: Upmlf, GoFile.Io, File.Fm, Pomf2 .lain. la,
FromSmash, Mail.Ru, Transfer.Sh, MediaFire, and the Internet Archive.



GoFile.Io, FromSmash, Mail.Ru, MediaFire, and the Internet Archive removed the
video after CEP reported it.



ISIS Sinai Province video on Streamable with almost 500 views on January 19,
approximately 24 hours after it was posted. Streamable removed the video after
CEP reported it.



ISIS Propaganda Blog Location on WordPress



CEP researchers located an ISIS propaganda blog on the WordPress platform. The
blog, which was written in Indonesian, included al-Naba weekly newsletters,
Amaq propaganda photos, ISIS propaganda statements, pro-ISIS videos, and links
to ISIS propaganda on other platforms. The first post was made on December 27,
2022. The blog contained links to sponsored advertising content. CEP reported
the blog to WordPress on January 18, who removed it five days later.



Pro-ISIS Voice of Khorasan Web Magazine Released



The 20th issue of the pro-ISIS Voice of Khorasan web magazine was released on
January 15 by the al-Azaim Media Foundation. The web magazine encouraged
joining ISIS. An article accused the Taliban of making deals with China to
export valuable minerals, stating that the Taliban do not care about China’s
persecution of the Uyghurs. Other articles included news items regarding recent
ISIS attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and the Sahara region. The final
article stated that violence against Israel would increase in response to the
new government’s policies.



Explosives Instructions Located on JustPaste.It



CEP researchers located instructions on JustPaste.It for making explosives
using fertilizer, posted by the pro-ISIS al-Saqri Foundation. The Al-Saqri
Foundation publishes manuals on the manufacture and use of explosives, poisons,
and other weaponry. Originally posted on December 28, the page had over 330
views when it was reported on January 18. JustPaste.It removed the page after
CEP reported it.



Image accompanying al-Saqri Foundation explosives guide, located on
JustPaste.It on January 18.



Nationalist Social Club Fundraises on GiveSendGo, Requests Crypto Donations



Christopher Hood, the leader of the Nationalist Social Club
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(NSC), launched a fundraiser on the crowdfunding site GiveSendGo, and the
neo-Nazi group requested cryptocurrency donations on Telegram after Hood and
another individual werecharged
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on January 17 with violating New Hampshire’s Civil Rights Act. Hood and Leo
Anthony Cullinan face financial penalties for hanging white supremacist banners
over a highway in July.



The GiveSendGo fundraiser, allegedly for legal fees, had raised over $3,000
within 24 hours. Several comments on the fundraiser used white supremacist
slogans and alluded to violence. GiveSendGo forbids using their fundraising
platform for “items that promote hate, violence, (or) racial intolerance.” CEP
reported the fundraiser to GiveSendGo on January 19, but it was still active on
January 23. A campaign on GiveSendGo inSeptember
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for an avowed neo-Nazi seeking to build a campground to “train” was also not
removed.



NSC also requested crypto donations in either Monero or Bitcoin on Telegram on
January 17. The listed Bitcoin address received approximately $350 within 24
hours. It is unknown whether or not the group received Monero donations. The
call for crypto donations was shared by at least 12 Telegram channels,
including two belonging to regional active clubs.



Former Leader of The Base Offers to Connect Accelerationists in Several States



On January 18, the former leader of neo-Nazi accelerationist group The Base
<[link removed]>, Rinaldo Nazzaro
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Telegram that he could connect individuals hoping to find “like-minded
individuals” to train together in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, or
Southern California. It is unclear if Nazzaro’s attempt to connect individuals
is related to The Base, a different group, or outside of an organizational
structure.



In November 2020, Nazzaro launched “Project Omega” to connect individuals and
build cell networks in the U.S. to allegedly train and prepare for societal and
governmental collapse. “Project Omega” stated that its primary purpose was to
serve as a “matchmaker” to connect people in their general area. It is unclear
when Telegram removed channels associated with “Project Omega,” evidence
suggests January 2021. The group is presumed defunct.



In February 2022, Nazzaro, who lives in St. Petersburg, Russia, claimed that
he had given up control of The Base. Nazzaro has continued to promote the group
and its imprisoned members on Telegram, however, in August 2022, he stated that
he is no longer a member and does not represent them.



Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Group Claims Act of Vandalism



On January 18, a neo-Nazi accelerationist group claimed on Telegram and via
their website to havevandalized
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a local Michigan GOP office with swastikas and graffiti demanding freedom for
a man known as Manic, recently arrested as part of an alleged neo-Nazibank
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plot. The group stated that similar events would occur and “gradually get
worse.” A message shared on the group’s Telegram channel noted that the
vandalism was made on behalf of Manic and to show that it is easy to commit
“sabotage.”



Propaganda on the group’s website is heavily inspired by the Atomwaffen
Division
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and advocates for violence.



Neo-Nazi Musician Posts Video on YouTube Requests PayPal Donations



On January 11, a UK-based white supremacist musician announced on Telegram
that they had been charged with incitement to racial hatred under Public Order
Act 1986 and were awaiting trial. The individual posted a link to a YouTube
channel featuring a white supremacist music video glorifying the active club
movement and a link to a PayPal account that used the number “1488” in the
name, a numeric code referencing the white supremacist 14 words slogan, and
“Heil Hitler” (H is the eighth letter of the alphabet). CEP forwarded the
information to relevant authorities.



Footage From Christchurch Terrorist Attack Video Located on Twitter



On January 12, CEP researchers located five accounts on Twitter that glorified
the Christchurch terrorist attack. Two accounts posted a total of three videos
that consisted of two 19-second clips and a 38-second clip that contained
footage taken directly from the video livestreamed by the attacker in March
2019. The videos were posted on December 29, 2022, January 12, 2023, and
January 2, 2023. The 19-second clips had 826 views and 1,333 views,
respectively. The other three accounts included two that used a photo taken
from the attack video as a profile photo and posted memes glorifying the
attacker. CEP reported the accounts to relevant national authorities.



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