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Extremist Content Online: ISIS & White Supremacist Content Depicting, Encouraging Violence Found On Facebook & Instagram
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, Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram respectively were found...
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Tech & Terrorism: Antisemitism Continues To Proliferate On Facebook
Facebook executives have attempted to cultivate an image for the company centered on the appearance of high standards of responsibility, transparency, and consistency, but it consistently fails in all three areas. Facebook has failed to sufficiently...
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Al-Qaeda Remains A Global Menace 10 Years After Bin Laden’s Death
Ten years have passed since U.S. Special Forces killed al-Qaeda founder and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A decade after bin Laden’s death, al-Qaeda continues to pose a major threat to U.S. national security. That...
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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis Celebrate Anniversary Of Synagogue Shooting on Telegram and Dark Web Imageboards
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, white supremacists and neo-Nazis on Telegram and dark web...
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CEP Virtual Roundtable with Lord Walney: Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Solutions Without Censorship
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to our upcoming webinar with Lord Walney entitled, Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Solutions Without Censorship.
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U.K. Cracks Down On White Supremacist Extremism, Bans Atomwaffen Division And Successor Movement
Last week, the British government designated the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division (AWD) and its successor group, the National Socialist Order (NSO), as terrorist organizations. Under the ban, membership or invitation of support into the group will...
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Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Senate Subcommittee Examines Role Algorithmic Amplification Plays In Driving Extremist Content
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law held a hearing today on algorithmic amplification and its role in spreading extremist content on social media platforms. Among those testifying were Facebook’s Vice President...
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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Propaganda Found On Facebook
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 found links on multiple platforms, including...
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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists On Telegram Continue To Encourage Violence Against Asian-Americans
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 numerous examples of extremist...
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CEP Webinar with Gilles Kepel: Atmospheric Jihadism And The New Middle East Fault Lines – The Next Generation Of Terror
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to join our upcoming webinar Atmospheric Jihadism And The New Middle East Fault Lines – The Next Generation Of Terror with Dr. Gilles Kepel.
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