The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) this week identified a verified account which appears to belong to Maysar Ali al-Juburi , a U.S. Specially Designated National , suggesting that Twitter has again accepted payment from an individual prohibited by...
Over the weekend, Twitter users successfully uploaded a video of the 2019 Christchurch shootings to the platform. The video, which was livestreamed by Brenton Tarrant who attacked two mosques and killed 51 Muslim worshippers, was only removed after...
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has consistently called for clear guidelines from tech companies to target and remove the “worst of the worst” terrorist and extremist material on their platforms. One clause within Twitter’s terms of service...
An investigation released last weekend by the Associated Press detailed the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)’s research on far-right extremist entities on social media in Germany, which found that the groups still maintained a presence on popular...
With Anjem Choudary’s public speaking ban lifted by the United Kingdom, the radical British cleric has made multiple attempts to re-establish his online presence on multiple major social media platforms. Already, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and...
Over the past week, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has identified neo-Nazi and antisemitic extremist content on major social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook-owned Instagram, and Twitter, which corresponds to a reported 80 percent...
CEP Study Finds That Only 43.5 Percent Of Extremist And Terrorist Content Is Removed On Major Platforms The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Berlin conducted a new study between January 31 st and February 14 th to test big tech’s compliance with...
Following Public Outrage and Criticism from U.S. Lawmakers, Twitter Reverses Policy Twitter has suspended internationally designated terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah from its platform. The decision came in response to criticism and pressure from...
Google, Facebook & Twitter Spend Total of Nearly $8 Million Lobbying on These Issues Despite Ongoing Terrorist Attacks During the first quarter of 2019, Big Tech spent approximately $8 million lobbying Congress and federal agencies on potential...
Billions in Earnings Show Industry Can Bear Cost of Regulatory Compliance This week, Facebook and Twitter released their earnings reports, posting astronomic increases in revenue. Facebook’s year-over-year first quarter revenue increased more than 25...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On September 26, 2018, an improvised explosive device planted at the foot of a bridge exploded, killing eight soldiers in the lead vehicle of a Burkinabe military convoy traveling in northern Burkina Faso.
Today, Anjem Choudary & co-defendant Khaled Hussein appeared via video link for a preliminary hearing. Plea hearing… https://t.co/v424ivNqKh
RT @CEPinEurope: Early this year, @FightExtremism Strategic Advisor @LiamSD12 hosted a webinar to discuss the legacy of the fatwa, its wide…
#ISIS said that its leader was killed during "direct clashes" with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Idlib province in… https://t.co/0yzf4KREJ1
#ISIS confirmed yesterday that its little-known top leader had been killed, the third time in less than two years t… https://t.co/mzP4N5l8Ek
"Controlling the risk of terrorism is a dynamic process but it has to survive off the page to be any use." A critiq… https://t.co/HadLKh39yG
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