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September 3, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Another Pro-ISIS Channel Found on YouTube

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 pro-ISIS account that linked to propaganda appeared on YouTube and an unofficial media...

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August 27, 2019

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Appears on “Crypto Social Network” Minds

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 pro-ISIS account appeared on Minds, a “crypto social network.” Additionally, a new ISIS...

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August 22, 2019

Afghan Peace Negotiations Complicated By Resurgent ISIS Threat

(New York, N.Y.) - On August 17, a suicide bomber infiltrated and detonated a bomb at a wedding in western Kabul, killing 63 and injuring 182. ISIS claimed responsibility for the explosion, seeking to target members of the Shiite community. For...

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August 21, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: Internet Infrastructure Companies Critical To Curbing Online Extremism

Extremists across the world have misused social media platforms to upload violent propaganda and hateful manifestos. Counter Extremism Project (CEP ) Executive Director David Ibsen recently wrote in an op-ed for The Hill about the attacks in El Paso...

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August 19, 2019

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist T-Shirts Found On Teespring

Telegram Group Praises Mass Shootings; ISIS Releases New Propaganda (New York, N.Y.) – 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...

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August 15, 2019

End-To-End Encryption’s Potential To Harm Efforts To Combat Online Extremism

In the aftermath of the El Paso terrorist attack, it was revealed that alleged gunman Patrick Crusius posted his manifesto online. The tragedy, once again, raised questions about what tech companies can do to curb online extremism. One proposed...

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August 14, 2019

Actions In Kashmir Are Latest Conflicts In The Long-Disputed Region

On August 3, 2019, Indian authorities and Kashmir’s government ordered thousands of tourists and Hindu pilgrims to leave Indian-administered Kashmir, warning of a “terror threat” against Hindu pilgrims heading to the Amarnath shrine. Officials claim...

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August 13, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Cloudflare Provides Services To Pro-ISIS Propaganda Website

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Although Cloudflare has ceased providing services 8chan , which hosted alleged El Paso attacker Patrick...

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August 8, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: Cloudflare, Tucows Under Scrutiny After El Paso Terror Attack

Suspected gunman Patrick Crusius uploaded a 2,300 word manifesto on 8chan’s politically incorrect board, an online message board known for attracting far-right and neo-Nazi users, shortly before launching his shooting rampage in El Paso, Texas last...

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August 2, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: FTC Levies Record Penalty Against Facebook for Violating User Privacy

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined Facebook a record-breaking $5 billion for giving third parties access to information that Facebook users did not want to share. Among the settlement’s terms, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg is to remove...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

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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