The Atomwaffen Division has been listed as a terror group by the British Government but is still active online. A neo-Nazi group is still openly peddling racial hatred online despite being outlawed as a terror organisation in the UK last week. The Atomwaffen Division (AWD) has been proscribed by the UK Government but is still active on the social media platform Telegram. Propaganda material including a video showing firearms training and flyers calling for an armed race war are still present on the messaging app despite members and supporters of the group facing jail terms of up to 10 years. Announcing the ban, the Government said the move would ‘support the police in their work to disrupt the threat that these white supremacist groups continue to pose to the UK’s national security’. Home Secretary Priti Patel said: ‘Vile and racist white supremacist groups like this exist to spread hate, sow division and advocate the use of violence to further their sick ideologies. ‘I will do all I can to protect young and vulnerable people from being radicalised which is why I am taking action to proscribe this dangerous group.’ In one video, a person is shown firing a gun in target practice, while propaganda material declares war on ‘race traitors’ and calls for an armed struggle. The failure to remove the harmful content can be revealed as sports bodies and athletes unite to boycott social media over racist abuse and trolling. The protest on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter began at 3pm today and lasts until 11.59pm on Monday.
via metro: Neo-Nazi terror group still spreading race hate despite ban