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. This week, an anti-Semitic Instagram account, that is a copy of a Telegram channel, was located. The Instagram account seeks to threaten and intimidate Jews, has posted content advocating for violence, and has denied the existence of the Holocaust. ISIS and eco-fascist content including propaganda news reports and photos of executions and captured weapons was located on Telegra.ph. Also, approximately 20 far-right Telegram channels that posted content praising mass shootings, and encouraged the intimidation of individuals based on their religion, race and ethnicity were blocked by Apple on January 20. Additionally, ISIS Amaq news videos including the execution of a Christian man in the Borno region of Nigeria were available on over nine different websites. Anti-Semitic Instagram Account, Copying a Telegram Channel, That Seeks to Threaten and Intimidate Jews Located CEP researchers located an anti-Semitic and white supremacist Instagram account that posts photos of Jews and their tweets regarding anti-racism, religion, gender, and sexual orientation, in an effort to threaten and intimidate them. The account also posted videos that encourages violence against Jews and denies the Holocaust. Many individuals listed on the Instagram page are left-wing, and many are journalists or activists. Content on the Instagram page is copied from a Telegram channel with the same name. The Instagram page contains links to the Telegram channel. The Instagram account was reported on January 24. However it was still active as of January 27.
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