Roman Höfner

Telegram biedt 'veilige haven' voor online handel in kinderporno Uit cijfers van het Meldpunt Kinderporno blijkt dat meer dan de helft van de meldingen van Telegram komt.

Great reporting & disturbing revelations by @bnr.nl about Telegram's handling of CSAM material (or the lack thereof): www.bnr.nl/nieuws/tech-...

The ICE Shooter’s Motive Joshua Jahn's friends speak

An important read about the background and possible motivation of the ICE shooter. His friends describe him as an extremely online edge lord, with no strong political leanings.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...

Hoffe, kein journalistisches Medium denkt auch nur darüber nach. Es wäre dann auch kein journalistisches Medium mehr.

SCOOP (pre approved and officially vetted)

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

Holy f*ck.

Terror propagandist 'Dark Foreigner' sentenced to 10 years in prison | CBC News Patrick Gordon MacDonald will spend 10 years in prison for inciting hate, fear and division by calling for violence against Jews with terrorist propaganda images and videos he helped make.

"Dark Foreigner" hat 10 Jahre Knast kassiert. #AtomwaffenDivision #FCKNZS

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

GERMANY/ No Lives Matter (NLM) / 764
Update on the Bad Herrenalb case:

Authorities have “no information”

"The LfV is generally aware of the ‘No Lives Matter’ groups and online networks. However, we have no information about actors based in Baden-Württemberg in the context of ‘No Lives Matter.’“ 1/

Meta pirated and seeded porn for years to train AI, lawsuit says Lawsuit: Meta may have seeded porn to minors while hiding piracy for AI training.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

New reporting by @maxhoppenstedt.bsky.social, Roman Lehberger and me.

McMongle feared that White Tiger might still have been active during all that time. If it emerges that the suspect abused many more children - or even drove them to their deaths - while the investigation was already under way during all that time, Hamburg will be facing a major police scandal.

(S+) Gewalt in digitalen Plattformen: Die Chatgruppen, die Menschen in den Tod treiben Auf Plattformen wie Discord oder Telegram organisiert sich eine gewalttätige Szene. Die gefährlichsten Mitglieder drängen junge Nutzer gezielt in den Suizid – wie den 25-jährigen Samuel Hervey.

www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...

Despite McMonigle's warnings, he was still free studying medicine during this time.
In a collaboration with the Washington Post, my colleague @maxhoppenstedt.bsky.social and I again reported about him Dec. of 2024, specifically focussing on how 764 manipulates their victims into commit suicide

(S+) Cybergrooming: Wie sich Sadisten weltweit in Chatgruppen zu Straftaten verabreden Sie zwingen Minderjährige zu Nacktfotos, Selbstverletzungen und sogar Suizid – Recherchen enthüllen, wie sich Sadisten weltweit in Chatgruppen zu solchen Taten verabreden. Und wie sie aufgespürt werde...

Together with Wired, WaPo and Recorder from Romania, we reported about White Tiger and 764 in March of 2024 already. My colleague @linaverschwele.bsky.social and I were even able to speak to the suspect on the phone. www.spiegel.de/ausland/cybe...

(S+) Sadisten-Netzwerk um »White Tiger«: Wie ein FBI-Agent an der Hamburger Polizei verzweifelte Im Juni haben die Behörden einen Mordverdächtigen aus Hamburg verhaftet. Waren sie zu langsam? Ein US-Ermittler, der den mutmaßlichen Pädokriminellen Jahre zuvor enttarnte, erhebt im SPIEGEL Vorwürfe.

In DER SPIEGEL, ex‑FBI agent Pat McMonigle who unmasked White Tiger in 2022 and gave Hamburg police a dossier about him and the alleged murder beginning of 2023, now says officers reacted too slowly, leaving children at risk. Full story - gift link: www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...

German authorities say the online user known as “White Tiger” was a leading figure in the 764 network. The 20‑year‑old suspect from Hamburg was arrested on 17 June 2025. He is charged, among other things, with serious sexual abuse of children, attempted murder, and murder committed via the internet.

How MI5 piled falsehood on falsehood in court in the case of a spy who abused women Security Service continued to provide misleading evidence even after its lie was exposed, BBC can reveal.

How MI5 piled falsehood on falsehood in court in the case of a spy who abused women

www.bbc.com/news/article...

(S+) AfD und Queere als Feindbild: Rechtsextreme Angriffe auf LGBTQIA+ nehmen zu Hass, Aufmärsche, Gewalt: Immer hemmungsloser gehen Rechtsextreme gegen queere Menschen vor. Besonders jetzt, im »Pride Month« Juni. Auch die AfD mischt mit.

"Stärker als zuvor organisieren sich Rechtsextreme, um gegen LGBTQIA+-Personen Stimmung zu machen und sie anzugreifen. Und sie werden dabei immer hemmungsloser."

Lest diesen erschütternden Text von @julianeloeffler.bsky.social, @akm0803.bsky.social und @romanhoefner.bsky.social @spiegel.de (Abo)

Sprawling, essential video investigation into the HUNDREDS of Neo-Nazis Sebastian found in Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade, the rebranded Azov regiment which is more influential than ever in UA

Most notably, they’ve been trained by the militaries of France, Spain, Canada and the UK

Hamburg: Polizei nimmt Telegram-Nutzer wegen Mordverdachts fest - mutmaßlich Mitglied von »764«-Szene Der SPIEGEL hatte kürzlich über einen 20-Jährigen berichtet, der Teil einer gewaltverherrlichenden Onlineszene sein soll. Nun verkündete die Hamburger Polizei, ihn des Mordes an einem Kind zu beschuld...

German authorities have arrested and charged 'White Tiger', a member of the ultra-sadist child abuse and exploitation cult, with murder for compelling an 13-year-old American to kill himself. This is a first re: 764. www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/ham...

Hamburg: Polizei nimmt Telegram-Nutzer wegen Mordverdachts fest Der SPIEGEL hatte kürzlich über einen 20-Jährigen berichtet, der Teil einer gewaltverherrlichenden Onlineszene sein soll. Nun verkündete die Hamburger Polizei, ihn des Mordes an einem Kind zu beschuld...

New update about Com/764 by
@romanhoefner.bsky.social and Max Hoppenstedt from Der Spiegel. They arrested "White Tiger" - the now 20yo who was featured in an earlier article from Höffner - for instigating murder (suicide) of a 13yo American boy amongst other charges.

www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/ham...

Exklusiv 🔴 Deckname „Scholar“: Der Journalist u Publizist Peter Scholl-Latour wurde offenbar vom #BND als „Gelegenheitsquelle“ geführt. Er soll Informationen über Reisen u Gesprächspartner geliefert haben. Das zeigen Geheimdienst-Akten, die mir vorliegen: www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...

Vermummte greifen Besucher von Vielfaltsveranstaltung in Bad Freienwalde an Eine Veranstaltung der Initiative "Bad Freienwalde ist bunt" wurde vor dem Start von Vermummten attackiert. Teilnehmende wurden verletzt, die Polizei sichert die Veranstaltung in der Folge verstärkt a...

Kurz vor dem Start der Demonstration in Bad Freienwalde um 12 Uhr verschafften sich nach Beobachtung eines rbb-Reporters rund ein Dutzend vermummte Menschen Zugang zum Veranstaltungsort. Die Angreifer versetzten mehreren Teilnehmern Schläge, unter anderem ins Gesicht.
www.rbb24.de/politik/beit...

(S+) Deepfakes: Die Männer hinter den Fake-Pornos Gefälschte Nacktfotos von realen Frauen: Unter der dubiosen KI-App Clothoff leiden vor allem junge Mädchen. Nun packt ein Whistleblower über das skrupellose Geschäft aus.

News from notorious #nudify app #Clothoff. A whistleblower from within the deep nude app reached out to my colleague @maxhoppenstedt.bsky.social and shared details regarding their business model, employees and a specific campaign involving European celebrities. www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...

The suspect demonstrated the intent and means to carry out their plan including a map of the mall, a plan to use a chlorine bomb to incite panic, and then shoot mall patrons as they wouldnl flee the movie theatre before committing suicide at a pre-determined location
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This Influencer Told an Incredible Story about his Impending Death by Euthanasia. But How Does This Affect his Followers? Joseph Awuah-Darko gained hundreds of thousands of followers, money, and dinner invitations after sharing his euthanasia plan on Instagram. But there are holes in his story. And what are the consequen...

Insane story: an influencer’s dramatic euthanasia tale may be more calculated than it seems – and do more harm than good www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-medi...

Chances are, since there are open 1488ers in State’s executive ranks now (Darren Beattie, Mike Anton) that little will happen. But it’s important to bring this material to light & keep the Active Clubs’ Neo-Fascist International under a microscope. Thanks to Andrew for letting me chase this

A Swedish MMA Tournament Spotlights the Trump Administration's Handling of Far-Right Terrorism A member of a California-based fight club seems to have attended an event hosted by groups with ties to an organization the US government labeled a terrorist group. Will the Trump administration care?

NEW: An American Active Club member appears to have attended an MMA event hosted by groups with ties to a US-labeled terrorist org, calling into question how the Trump admin will handle far-right terrorism. @awinston.bsky.social reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/socal-...

Ermittlungen gegen Teenager-Terroristen: Junge Männer zwischen 14 und 18 Jahren sollen Sprengstoffanschläge verübt und die Neonazi-Terrorzelle "Letzte Verteidigungswelle" gegründet haben. Sie sind noch nicht mal erwachsen.

Recherche mit @rprtrn.bsky.social für @zeit.de: www.zeit.de/politik/2025...

Must watch: Amazing new doc with incredible access by @hanrahan.tv