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   > Subject: DC American patriots reportedly used walkie-talkie app Zello to   
   storm Capitol   
   > Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2021 20:49:02 -0000 (UTC)   
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   > https://nypost.com/2021/01/14/dc-rioters-used-walkie-talkie-app-zello-to-   
   > storm-capitol/   
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   > Some of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol last week communicated with   
   > each other through walkie-talkie social media app Zello, which has become   
   > popular among militias, according to a report.   
   >   
   > At least two members of the mob used Zello to talk with other people who   
   > appeared to be inciting them from other locations, the Guardian reported,   
   > citing audio and chat logs it reviewed.   
   >   
   > "We are in the main dome right now," a female militia member was heard   
   > saying amid the mayhem, the outlet reported. "We are rocking it. They're   
   > throwing grenades, they're frickin' shooting people with paintballs, but   
   > we're in here."   
   >   
   > A male voice replied from a quiet location: "God bless and Godspeed. Keep   
   > going."   
   >   
   > Another person was heard saying: "Jess, do your s-. This is what we f--   
   > lived up for. Everything we f-- trained for."   
   >   
   > The frantic exchanges took place at 2:44 p.m. Jan. 6 in a public channel   
   > called "STOP THE STEAL J6" on the app, which claims to have 150 million   
   > users and has avoided the proactive moderation of far-right rhetoric,   
   > according to the Guardian.   
   >   
   > Zello has been used by the Cajun Navy, a group of volunteers who aid   
   > people stranded in storms, but is also home to more than 800 far-right   
   > channels that appear to violate its policy that bars anyone who promotes   
   > "violent ideologies," the news outlet reported.   
   >   
   > Zello said it was "prepared to take action on those," adding that it was   
   > working on a more elaborate response.   
   >   
   > In addition to locking some public features that would help researchers   
   > find more extremist content, the app had begun deleting some far-right   
   > groups as of Wednesday.   
   >   
   > Shortly after the Guardian posted its report, the company purged over   
   > 2,000 "channels associated with militias and other militarized social   
   > movements."   
   >   
   > "It is with deep sadness and anger that we have discovered evidence of   
   > Zello being misused by some individuals while storming the United States   
   > Capitol building last week," Zello wrote in a blog post, according to the   
   > Guardian.   
   >   
   > "Looking ahead, we are concerned that Zello could be misused by groups who   
   > have threatened to organize additional potentially violent protests and   
   > disrupt the US presidential inauguration festivities on January 20th," it   
   > added.   
   >   
   > The Zello user referred to as "Jess" appears to be Jessica Watkins, 38, an   
   > Ohio bartender who recently told the Ohio Capital Journal that she had   
   > taken part in the siege as leader of the Ohio State Regular and Oath   
   > Keepers militias, according to the report.   
   >   
   > The Southern Poverty Law center says the national Oath Keepers - which   
   > claims to have tens of thousands of law enforcement and military personnel   
   > in its ranks - are "one of the largest radical anti-government groups in   
   > the US today," the Guardian reported.   
   >   
   > The user's Zello messages also bear a striking resemblance to posts on   
   > Watkins' profile on Parler, the controversial social media site that major   
   > service providers have booted from their networks, according to the news   
   > outlet's research.   
   >   
   > "Yeah. We stormed the Capitol today. Teargassed, the whole, 9," she wrote   
   > on Parler, the Guardian reported. "Pushed our way into the rotunda. Made   
   > it into the Senate even."   
   >   
   > Her profile was one of thousands uploaded by a group of hackers to the   
   > Wayback Machine, an internet archive, after the DC unrest.   
   >   
   > "We have a good group: 30 to 40 of us. We're sticking together and   
   > sticking to the plan," the female voice is heard saying on Zello. "The   
   > police are doing nothing. They're not even trying to stop us."   
   >   
   > Watkins, who told the Ohio Capital Journal that she did not believe she   
   > had done anything wrong, could not be reached by the paper for comment.   
   >   
   > "Once we go operational, this channel will just be for intel gathering and   
   > organizing on the backside . All information, once verified, will be put   
   > into the Telegram and then shared to boots on the ground from there," a   
   > user named "AmericanRev2" said in the password-protected channel "DC 3.0,"   
   > the Guardian reported.   
   >   
   > On Jan. 4, two days before the insurrection, a militia member said on   
   > Zello: "How about if all of us stand the f- up, and take this s- back?"   
   >   
   > He added: "I got a problem with f- patriots not growing a f-- set of g--   
   > nuts and standing the f- up, and kicking b- in the f- teeth. And shooting   
   > m-- f-- in the f-- head."   
   >   
   > He then tried to walk back his incendiary remarks, according to the   
   > report.   
   >   
   >  "I ain't talking about doing anything illegal . I want y'all to know I   
   > love you . I just wanted to incite enthusiasm," he said.   
   >   
   > In October, a joint investigation from On the Media and MilitiaWatch   
   > revealed that Zello resisted calls to enforce its terms of service, which   
   > bans "violent extremist ideologies."   
   >   
   > "Zello simply cannot actively monitor millions of concurrent discussions,"   
   > the company told On the Media before it eventually banned some white   
   > nationalist groups and users.   
   >   
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