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Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Twitter Accounts Used To Spread Propaganda
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 located three Twitter accounts disseminating...
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Tech & Terrorism: Supreme Court Rulings Should Prompt Congress To Pass Section 230 Reforms
The rulings issued last week by the U.S. Supreme Court in Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter Inc. v. Taamneh allowed an overly broad interpretation of the liability shield in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to stand, affording tech...
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CEP-KAS Webinar: The Taliban’s Takeover In Afghanistan – Effects On Global Terrorism
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) invite you to a webinar on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, focusing on the reemerging security risks emanating from Afghanistan.
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Extremist Content Online: Library Of White Supremacist Literature Located On New Zealand-Based Mega.Nz
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 located a library of white supremacist, neo...
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New CEP Report: Civilian Counterterrorism Forces And The Fight Against Extremism – A Review Of Nigeria, Somalia, And Burkina Faso
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a new report today, Civilian Counterterrorism Forces and the Fight Against Extremism – A Review of Nigeria, Somalia, and Burkina Faso. Local terrorist affiliates of al-Qaeda and ISIS have subjected sub...
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Ahead Of Presidential Runoff Election, Turkish Stance On Authoritarianism And Extremism In The Balance
Following Turkey’s highly-anticipated presidential election on May 14, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu are headed to a runoff after both candidates failed to secure a majority of the vote. The close...
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Extremist Content Online: Texas White Supremacist Group Claims to Be Prepping for Race War on Gab
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 located multiple examples of white...
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New CEP Report: Extremism In Erdoğan’s AKP
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a new report this week, Extremism in Erdoğan’s AKP, ahead of the Turkish general elections on Sunday. The report examines the rise and authoritarian turn of the Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
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Nigeria Continues To Battle Islamist Extremists Despite Large-Scale Defections And Deradicalization Efforts
In the first quarter of 2023, more than 1,100 civilians and nearly 100 security officials were killed in Nigeria. Boko Haram and its offshoot, the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), were responsible for 22 percent, or 272, of civilian...
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Extremist Content Online: Instagram Accounts Used To Promote Far-Right Groups And Spread Pro-ISIS Content
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 located accounts on Meta-owned Instagram...
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