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Oktober 3, 2017

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit dedicated to tackling extremism, alleged that it has found more than 70,000 videos of Anwar al-Awlaki, a dead radical imam whose sermons are said to have inspired atrocities including the 7/7 bombings...

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Oktober 2, 2017

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the investigation into Sunday night's mass shooting at a Las Vegas outdoor country music festival.

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November 1, 2017

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the October 31 New York City terrorist attack with host Charlie Rose.

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September 26, 2017

"The Counter Extremism Project plans to take aim at Google and YouTube this week, arguing that the companies are not doing enough to crack down on content that promotes terrorism. The group takes issue with videos showing lectures from Anwar al...

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September 26, 2017

The Counter Extremism Project(CEP) is highlighting Anwar al-Awlaki’s Violent Legacy in a collection of resources on the U.S.-born cleric who had for years served as a radicalizing figure for U.S. and European extremists. Awlaki, the leader of...

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September 22, 2017

Three senior members of the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS) have been charged with making propaganda films for Al-Qaeda, Swiss prosecutors said on Thursday. “This story highlights the value to terrorist groups of online propaganda to...

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September 19, 2017

In this op-ed, CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid writes: "The CDA law that provides blanket legal protection for the things people post online was never intended to shield sex traffickers and other illegal and dangerous online activities. Technology...

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September 15, 2017

The Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit that focuses in part on disrupting extremist recruitment online, says in letters to Cloudflare, WordPress parent Automattic and GoDaddy that the companies should stop providing services to sites associated...

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September 15, 2017

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses the latest developments in the London Subway Bombing.

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September 13, 2017

CEP Senior Advisor Tara Maller joins host J.J. Green to discuss the changing landscarpe of terror since the Septermber 11 attacks.