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 located a
crowdfunding campaign on GiveSendGo to benefit a Scottish neo-Nazi group
planning to promote antisemitic videos and neo-Nazi propaganda. An E-commerce
platform stopped providing services to a neo-Nazi web store after CEP action,
and researchers also located a Facebook page selling white supremacist clothing.





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Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Group Using GiveSendGo to Crowdfund
Propaganda Campaign



(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 located a
crowdfunding campaign on GiveSendGo to benefit a Scottish neo-Nazi group
planning to promote antisemitic videos and neo-Nazi propaganda. An E-commerce
platform stopped providing services to a neo-Nazi web store after CEP action,
and researchers also located a Facebook page selling white supremacist clothing.



In addition, CEP researchers found multiple neo-Nazi Telegram channels linking
to a directory of 3D printed firearms. White supremacists praised the Buffalo
gunman and shared his manifesto on Telegram and imageboards following his
sentencing.



Lastly, an al-Qaeda media outlet released a video online featuring the late
Ayman al-Zawahiri
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mass global uprising, and an ISIS bomb-making video was found on the Internet
Archive. The pro-ISIS al Azaim Foundation released a video stating that the
Taliban cannot protect diplomatic personnel in Afghanistan, and the group also
released issue 22 of the Voice of Khorasan web magazine.



Scottish Neo-Nazi Group Fundraises for Laser Projector on GiveSendGo



CEP researchers located a fundraiser from a Scottish neo-Nazi group on the
crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo for purchasing an outdoor laser projector. The
crowdfunding page stated that they would use the projector to promote a
specific antisemitic and pro-Nazi propaganda video and attract media attention.
The link for the crowdfunding campaign was shared on multiple Telegram channels.



CEP reported the campaign to GiveSendGo on February 15 for violating their
Terms that prohibit “items that promote hate, violence, (or) racial
intolerance,” however, the campaign was still online on February 21.



There have been several recent instances where the extreme right has used
lasers to project antisemitic messages. A message promotingHolocaust denial
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in February using a laser, and antisemitic slogans were projected on buildings
in Florida in October.



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, CEP located a Telegram chat connected to a channel for projecting antisemitic
messages using a laser. The device the Scottish group was hoping to purchase
was one of the laser devices recommended by the December chat.



GiveSendGo fundraiser from Scottish neo-Nazi group. Screenshot taken on
February 16.



Pro-ISIS Tech Group Warns on Facebook OpSec



On February 8, a pro-ISIS tech group on the RocketChat platform warned their
followers to exercise caution while using Facebook and other social media
platforms. The post stated that messages could contain links to malware or that
law enforcement or intelligence agencies could monitor individuals over time
using social media.



E-Commerce Platform Removes White Supremacist Publisher Following CEP Action



The web store platform BigCommerce stopped providing services to a white
supremacist publisher after being notified by CEP on February 14. The website
was selling its own version of an infamous antisemitic book, Henry Ford’s The
International Jew, and indicated that they agreed with its contents and were
offering it as a truthful text. The International Jew is an infamous
antisemitic work alleging that there is a secret Jewish conspiracy to start
wars and take over the United States. The text references the hoax Protocols of
the Learned Elders of Zion, an earlier antisemitic work that is one of the most
well-known pieces of antisemitism of the modern era.



BigCommerce’s Terms state they have complete discretion in determining what
“profane or otherwise inappropriate” items web stores using their services can
sell. The platform took action approximately 24 hours after CEP reported the
content.



White Supremacist Clothing Shop Located on Facebook



CEP researchers located a page on Facebook for a clothing store selling items
with white supremacist symbols. The page was created on February 14, 2023, and
had almost 40 followers two days later. The page was advertised by Telegram
channels connected to a European white supremacist music scene. CEP reported
the store to Facebook on February 16, but it was still on Facebook five days
later.



White supremacist sweatshirt for sale on Facebook. Screenshot taken on
February 16, 2023.



Neo-Nazi Telegram Channels Post Link to Directory for 3D Printed Firearms



On February 13, CEP researchers located a post on multiple neo-Nazi Telegram
channels for a website containing a directory for components for 3D printed
firearms. The website contained links for 3D printing files on an open-source
blockchain file-sharing site and a beginner’s guide on 3D printing. There is no
indication that the website supports the politics of the Telegram channels that
linked to it.



Online White Supremacists Encourage Violence in Response to Buffalo Gunman’s
Sentencing



On February 15, the man who murdered 10 black people at a Buffalo supermarket
in May was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Multiple white
supremacists on Telegram praised the gunman, posting memes glorifying his act
of violence and sharing his manifesto. Users of a Telegram chat connected to a
channel, of which at least two versions have previously been removed from the
communications app, stated that the gunman was a “patriot” and encouraged other
acts of violence. Users on 4chan posted the Buffalo attacker’s manifesto, and
members of a forum on the dark web stated that additional violent acts were
necessary.



Al-Qaeda Video Featuring Deceased Leader Calling for Global Anti-Israel
Uprising



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outlet released a video on February 12 featuringAyman al-Zawahiri
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in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul on July 31, 2022. In the video, Zawahiri called
for a mass global popular uprising “targeting all those involved in the
aggression against Palestine.” Zawahiri stated that people could not rely on
their governments to take action but should instead take matters into their own
hands. He also called for actions to halt land sales, trades, or agreements
that would transfer territory. A U.N. report released on February 13 stated that
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al-Qaeda’s new de-facto leader.



As-Sahab Video released February 12, 2023.



ISIS Bomb-Making Video Located on the Internet Archive



On February 13, CEP researchers located a notorious ISIS
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Internet Archive that included instructions for making explosives with
commercially available products. The video has beenlinked
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to the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing perpetrator, who killed 22 people and
injured hundreds. The video also encourages acts of terrorism and contains
brutal execution scenes. A link to the video was spread in a pro-ISIS chat. The
Internet Archive removed the video after CEP reported it.



Pro-ISIS Video Celebrates Attacks on Diplomats and Other Foreign Personnel in
Afghanistan



On February 13, the pro-ISIS al-Azaim Foundation released an approximately
48-minute-long video stating that the Taliban cannot protect diplomatic and
other foreign personnel in Afghanistan. The video celebrated the ISIS-K attacks
on the Kabul Airport in August 2021 and the attacks on the Russian and
Pakistani embassies in September and December 2022, respectively. The video
also glorified the October 2022 attack on the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz,
Iran, and the December attack on a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals.
The video stated that the Taliban are indifferent to the Chinese government’s
persecution of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang but that ISIS seeks revenge against
Chinese interests.



Pro-ISIS al-Azaim video released on February 13.



Pro-ISIS Web Magazine Voice of Khorasan Issue 22 Released



On February 16, pro-ISIS al-Azaim Foundation released the 22nd issue of the
Voice of Khorasan web magazine. The main article accused Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
(HTS) of only wanting to preserve their base of territorial control and accused
the group of not providing adequate relief in the aftermath of the February 6
earthquake impacting Syria and Turkey. The same article alleged that HTS is
working with the Assad regime in addition to Turkey and encouraged joining
ISIS. Other articles condemned the recently deceased Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf, provided a list of positive traits for ISIS fighters, and denounced
the LGBT rights movement. Another essay compared British colonial policies in
India to international economic policies currently impacting Pakistan and
Bangladesh, and a separate article sought to portray the government of
Bangladesh as lacking empathy in their treatment of the Rohingya. An
infographic in the magazine encouraged terrorist attacks on security personnel
and crowds in European public spaces, especially in Sweden and the Netherlands.



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