Hosted on Telegram, channels spread terrorism and share guides on how to make weapons and explosives. Terrorgram, a network of neo-Nazi channels hosted on Telegram, has begun to spread in Brazil. Nucleo has confirmed that a manifesto written by a young Turkish neo-Nazi, who stabbed five people and livestreamed the crime on social media, is also being shared by Brazilian groups. The content republished by Terrorgram was directly provided by the 18-year-old criminal, identified as Arda K. He attacked five people with a knife in the university town of Eskisehir, Turkey, and was arrested shortly afterward. The attack was livestreamed by K. for at least two minutes and went viral on X (formerly Twitter). On Telegram, videos of the attack have been turned into fancams, a term used for videos that celebrate someone or something popular on the internet, with captions featuring romantic or sexual declarations for the criminal. These videos, analyzed by Nucleo, contain explicit crime scenes and audio, as well as neo-Nazi symbols. Unlike other social media platforms like Facebook or TikTok, Telegram’s do not contain clear clauses prohibiting the sharing or production of content that glorifies crimes or criminals. In addition to the attack videos, the report identified that Brazilians are also sharing an audio file containing the English-translated version of the young Turk’s manifesto. A message from Terrorgram, identified by Nucleo, states: “This channel, and all those associated with it, DO NOT encourage white terrorism or mass murders. We only share this content to document history.”
via nucleo: Terrorgram, a network of neo-Nazi channels, is spreading across Brazil