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Dezember 8, 2019

Over 100 Anwar Al-Awlaki Videos Found on YouTube

Report Marks Second Time Awlaki’s Propaganda Re-uploaded to Platform (New York, N.Y.) - On December 5, The Times (London) reported its discovery of over 100 radicalizing extremist videos from notorious al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki on Google...

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Dezember 6, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: YouTube’s 60 Minutes Interview Demonstrates Tech’s Continued Double-Talk

Last Sunday, CBS’s 60 Minutes aired an interview with YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki focused in part on how the Google-owned platform polices hate speech, misinformation, conspiracy theories, and other content expressly prohibited by the company’s terms...

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Dezember 4, 2019

London Bridge Attacker Directly Tied to Radical Cleric Anjem Choudary

On November 29, 2019, Usman Khan, a convicted terrorist on early release from prison, murdered two people and wounded three others in a knife attack near the London Bridge. In the aftermath of the terrorist attack, it was revealed that Khan was part...

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November 25, 2019

Extremist Content Online: U.K. Neo-Nazi Active on Online Forum Fascist Forge Arrested

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, a neo-Nazi British teenager was convicted for plotting attacks on synagogues in the United...

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November 22, 2019

Extremism Spotlight: Arrested ISIS Supporter in Chicago Radicalized by Abdullah Faisal

On November 15, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Jason Brown , a.k.a. Abdul Ja’Me , was arrested for attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS. According to the DOJ affidavit , Brown was radicalized in prison by...

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November 20, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Relies on Fallacious Arguments to Obstruct Regulatory Efforts

Enacted in 2018, Germany’s pioneering and ambitious Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG ) represents an important milestone in curbing online extremism. However, the law, which fines online platforms for failures to delete illegal content, has been a...

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November 18, 2019

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Issues Threats In Spain, Iraq

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, the pro-ISIS group Muntasir Media issued a threat to Spain and ISIS continued circulating a...

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November 8, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: Twitter Reverses Course, Suspends Hamas and Hezbollah

Twitter has suspended internationally designated terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah from its platform. The decision came in response to criticism and pressure from U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer , Tom Reed, Max Rose, and Brian Fitzpatrick...

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November 4, 2019

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Declares Leadership Replacements Following the Deaths of Baghdadi, Muhajir

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week’s edition found that ISIS’s Al Furqan Media Foundation formally announced the deaths of their...

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Oktober 28, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Dell Advertisement Precedes ISIS Propaganda On Russian Streaming Platform

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week’s edition found that a Dell advertisement appeared alongside an ISIS Amaq News propaganda...

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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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