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Extremist Content Online: Online Extremists Create Digital Version of Christchurch Terrorist Attack in Videogames
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 video posted on Streamable...
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Boko Haram Confirms Death Of Terror Leader Abubakar Shekau
The Nigerian Islamist terror group Boko Haram has confirmed the death of its longtime leader, Abubakar Shekau. The announcement followed reports from the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), a rival to Boko Haram, that Shekau had committed...
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CEP Webinar with Dr. Hany Farid: How algorithmic amplification pushes users towards divisive content on social media platforms
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is delighted to invite you to the first in a series of webinars with CEP Senior Advisor and UC Berkeley Professor Dr. Hany Farid.
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ICYMI: Online Extremism Is Still A Problem For Big Tech
Writing for the EU Reporter, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Executive Director David Ibsen last week criticized Big Tech for failing to take responsibility for the spread of extremist content on their platforms by deflecting blame onto smaller sites...
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Extremist Content Online: Amazon Allows Ecofascist To Sell Racist Content Extolling Violence
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. CEP researchers located a new self-published novel on Amazon from an...
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U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Financing Network Of Iran-Backed Houthis
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently announced terrorism-related sanctions imposed on a group of twelve individuals and entities reportedly affiliated with funding the Iran-backed Houthis—officially...
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Extremist Content Online: Cache Of Explosive Manuals Found On the Internet Archive
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. CEP researchers discovered a large cache of explosive manuals on the...
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U.K. Court Hears Claim Against Qatar Alleging Support For Al-Nusra Front Terror Group
A lawsuit recently filed in London by nine Syrian nationals alleges that Qatar provided hundreds of millions of dollars in support to al-Nusra Front, a former al-Qaeda affiliate and one of the strongest insurgent groups in Syria. The Syrian nationals...
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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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