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 five pro-ISIS
accounts on Meta-owned Facebook that posted a variety of violent propaganda,
including modified videos, and 10 accounts on Meta-owned Instagram that posted
white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and antisemitic images and videos.





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Extremist Content Online: Accounts Spreading Pro-ISIS And White Supremacist
Propaganda Located On Meta-Owned Platforms



(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
five pro-ISIS
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accounts on Meta-owned Facebook that posted a variety of violent propaganda,
including modified videos, and 10 accounts on Meta-owned Instagram that posted
white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and antisemitic images and videos.



In addition, a white supremacist imageboard containing downloadable
manifestos, including of the Christchurch attacker, Holocaust denial
literature, and neo-Nazi accelerationist propaganda books that encourage acts
of terrorism was found.



Further, the pro-ISIS tech group Qimam Electronic Foundation (QEF) published a
guide for detecting and removing malware on Mac computers on a bulletin
board-style website. Lastly, CEP located an online store operated by a neo-Nazi
group on the print-on-demand platform Spring and a neo-Nazi online bookstore
was found using PayPal services to accept payments.



Pro-ISIS Propaganda Located on Facebook



CEP researchers located five pro-ISIS
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accounts on Meta-owned Facebook in a sample of content located on March 2. The
accounts posted clips from ISIS propaganda videos, including those modified to
evade detection, pro-ISIS videos, ISIS Amaq propaganda photos with text blurred
to avoid detection, and text-based propaganda. Four accounts had their number
of friends or followers listed, ranging between 167 and 4,217 and an average of
1,274.



One account posted a clip on October 24, 2022, that contained footage of ISIS
snipers shooting unknown security forces members. The video “Arrows of the
Monotheists #2” was originally released in August 2017. The clip uploaded to
Facebook in October contained an emoji on the top right of the screen to cover
an ISIS logo. The clip had 47 likes/reactions, 10 shares, and over 750 views
when it was located on March 2. Facebook identified the video as “violent or
graphic content” and required an additional click to watch the video.



The five accounts were reported to Facebook on March 2. One account was
removed by March 6.



Original footage from the ISIS video “Arrows of the Monotheists #2” (the
victim’s face has been blurred by the researcher).



Modified ISIS video of “Arrows of the Monotheists #2” on Facebook, located on
March 2. (The victim’s face has been blurred by the researcher). The video was
still online on March 6.



White Supremacist, Neo-Nazi, and Antisemitic Content Located on Instagram



In a sample of content located on March 1, CEP researchers found 10 accounts
on Meta-owned Instagram that posted white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and
antisemitic images and videos. Content included videos from a rally held in
Springfield, Ohio, on February 25, 2023, posted by a regional chapter of a
white supremacist group, a montage ofAtomwaffen Division
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(AWD) propaganda photos, various neo-Nazi symbols, antisemitic posts, and
posts glorifying the leader of the neo-Nazi group The Order.



CEP also located uploaded images supporting Patriot Front
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and the French active club chapter. One account, with over 1,300 followers,
was for a clothing brand that offered t-shirts and slogans associated with the
white supremacist movement. A Telegram page for the clothing brand has shared
propaganda and photos from the Canadian branch of the active club movement.



The 10 accounts had between 12 and 1,346 followers, averaging 438. CEP
reported all 10 accounts to Instagram on March 1. Six accounts were still
online on March 6. Instagram removed four accounts, including those that posted
active club, AWD, and Patriot Front propaganda.



Video of a white supremacist demonstration posted on Instagram on February 27,
2023. Screenshot taken on March 1. (The flags have been edited by the
researcher)



Multiple Manifestos of White Supremacist Terrorists and Neo-Nazi Texts and
Propaganda Located on Imageboard



CEP researchers located a section of a white supremacist imageboard containing
over 200 white supremacist and neo-Nazi texts available for viewing and
download. The website included the manifestos of the Christchurch terrorist and
the 2011 Norway attacker, James Mason’s bookSiege
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, William Luther Pierce’sThe Turner Diaries
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, content from theAtomwaffen Division
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, and the Iron March Forum. Notorious accelerationist propaganda books that
encourage acts of terrorism were also found, including oneguide
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that contained bomb-making information and helpful information for committing
individual attacks. Two publications fromBlood & Honour
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were also found, as well as a large quantity ofHolocaust denial
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literature.



The imageboard uses Cloudflare as its name server and Tucows as its registrar.
The website also has a mirror onion site, accessible with Tor. The website
accepts donations in the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, LiteCoin, Monero, Ethereum,
and Solana. The last publicly available transaction for Ethereum occurred in
November 2022 for approximately $40.



Pro-ISIS Tech Group Publishes Guide For Detecting Malware on a Mac



On February 27, the pro-ISIS tech group Qimam Electronic Foundation (QEF)
published a guide for detecting and removing malware on Mac computers on a
bulletin board-style website. The post included examples of the most common
malware on Mac devices and offered advice on determining if a computer is
infected. The guide also included a short list of anti-virus programs. QEF has
previously shared information on encrypted communications, online security, and
cryptocurrency.



Qimam Electronic Foundation logo



Spring Removes Clothing Store for Neo-Nazi Group



On February 28, CEP researchers located a web store on the print-on-demand
platform Spring (formerly Teespring) selling clothing with the logo of a
Scottish neo-Nazi grouppreviously identified
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by CEP as the beneficiary of a crowdfunding campaign on GiveSendGo. The group
stated that merchandise sales would benefit propaganda campaigns and legal and
court costs. Spring quickly removed the web store after CEP reported it.



Spring also responded quickly to remove neo-Nazi clothing shops from its
platform inApril 2022
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and again inJune 2022
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. According to Spring’sAcceptable Use Policy
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, the platform does not “allow campaigns that promote or glorify hatred toward
people based on their age, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender
identity, sexual orientation, disability and religion, including people,
organizations or symbols dedicated to hatred against these groups.”



Neo-Nazi Bookstore Accepts PayPal



On March 1, CEP contacted PayPal regarding a neo-Nazi bookstore that uses the
service to accept payments. The web store sells various white supremacist and
neo-Nazi books, includingThe Turner Diaries
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andHolocaust denial
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literature and an improvised explosives manual. The store also sells hats and
flags featuring swastikas and black sun/sonnenrad symbols that benefit a known
neo-Nazi propagandist.



PayPal’s Acceptable Use Policy prohibits the sale of items that promote “hate,
violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory.” The web
store still appeared to accept PayPal on March 6.



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