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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Execution Footage Resurfaces On Meta Platform
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers identified ten accounts on Meta-owned...
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Twenty-two Years After 9/11 Terror Attacks, Al-Qaeda Threat Remains
(New York, N.Y.) — Twenty-two years ago, al-Qaeda terrorists killed nearly 3,000 civilians and injured thousands more in the deadliest terror attacks in history, prompting the U.S. to shift its military and intelligence focus to disrupting and...
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Extremist Content Online: Christchurch Manifesto Translated Into 41 Languages With Use Of Google Technology
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence.
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Extremist Content Online: Far-Right Propaganda, Attack Footage Sweeps Across Twitter
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers identified eight videos on Twitter that...
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ICYMI: CEP Warns Of Regional Destabilization Post Niger Coup
On July 26, soldiers detained President Mohamed Bazoum and seized power in Niger in a military coup. Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler shared his analysis of the coup incited by General Abdourahmane Tchiani with...
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Extremist Content Online: Gumroad Fundraiser For Antisemitic Propaganda Website Removed
(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers identified a fundraising...
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Extremist Content Online: Twitter Allows Antisemitic Video To Generate Nearly One Million Views
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP located a Twitter account with more than 80,000 followers...
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Hezbollah Position In Golan Heights Escalates Tensions With Israel On War’s Anniversary
Ahead of the 17th anniversary of Hezbollah’s 2006 cross-border attack on northern Israel that sparked the Second Lebanon War, the Iran-backed group established a tent inside a disputed Israel-held area of the Golan Heights known as the Shebaa Farms.
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Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Encourages Terror Attacks Following Quran Burning
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, pro-ISIS groups on Telegram and RocketChat urged followers to...
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Hamas Claims West Bank Terror Attacks Amid Palestinian Authority’s Declining Credibility
A statement released on Telegram last week by Hamas’s military wing claimed direct responsibility for a series of recent terrorist attacks in Tel Aviv and the West Bank—a rare move highlighting Hamas’s increasingly brazen posture and influence. A...
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