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Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Telegram Channel Praises Alleged Potential Texas Mass Shooter
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, a neo-Nazi group celebrated Coleman Thomas Blevins, who was...
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CEP Statement on the Anniversary of the 2017 London Bridge Attack
Four years ago, three Islamist terrorists drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and proceeded to stab people in the nearby area, taking the lives of eight and injuring almost 50 others. The suspected ringleader, Khuram Butt, was a member of...
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Tech & Terrorism: Organized Antisemitism And Neo-Nazism Remains On YouTube, Instagram, And Twitter
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...
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Extremist Content Online: Facebook Pages Found Supporting Belgian Extremist Soldier Jürgen Conings
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 several groups and pages on...
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Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rising Globally
Coinciding with and immediately following the 11-day conflict between Israel and the U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), reports of antisemitic hate crimes, bigotry, and intolerance are spiking...
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Extremist Content Online: Facebook Pages Idolizing Christchurch Terrorist, Spreading Antisemitic Content Found
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 several antisemitic Facebook pages...
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CEP & Das NETTZ Webinar: The New EU Digital Services Act (DSA) – Will Social Media Users Be Safer In The Future?
The draft Digital Services Act (DSA), published by the EU Commission in December 2020, seeks to build a safer and better Internet for all EU citizens. Unfortunately, despite introducing some promising new elements like transparency and auditing...
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Austria Bans Terrorist Group Hezbollah In Its Entirety
Last week, Austria banned Hezbollah in its entirety, going a step further than European Union (EU) policy, which abides by a false distinction between the terrorist group’s so-called political and military wings. Vienna’s decision is the latest in a...
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Who are the Leaders of Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades?
Israel has responded to the onslaught of Hamas rocket fire with a tactical campaign targeting leaders of the Iran-backed terror group in the Gaza Strip, including Mohammed Deif and Yahya Sinwar, the highest ranking Hamas officials inside Gaza. The...
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Extremist Content Online: Instagram Accounts Found Glorifying Racist, Antisemitic Murderers
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, two Instagram accounts were found that posted content...
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