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Extremism Online Must “Disappear From Public Consciousness”
This month, convicted ISIS propagandist Anjem Choudary was freed from prison after serving only half of his original sentence. Choudary , the founding member of the extremist group al-Muhajiroun , which is now banned in the United Kingdom, was...
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One Year After N.Y. Truck Attack, Online Extremist Content Remains Powerful Radicalizing Tool
One year after Sayfullo Saipov allegedly ran down and killed eight people with a rental truck on a lower Manhattan bicycle path, radicalizing extremist content sadly remains easily accessible on the Internet and social media platforms, CEP Executive...
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Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Facebook Hires Nick Clegg as Leadership “Exodus” Continues
The leadership exodus at Facebook continues. Writing for Variety , reporter Maya Kosoff chronicled the numerous executive departures from the company this year and asked, “what the hell is happening at Facebook?” In September, Instagram co-founders...
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ICYMI: It’s important that we starve bogeyman Anjem Choudary of the power he craves
CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson, a former U.K. jail governor who led the independent review into extremism in prisons, in an opinion piece in the Sun newspaper, discusses the need for ISIS propagandist Anjem Choudary to "disappear from public...
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Convicted ISIS Propagandist Anjem Choudary to be Released Early from Prison
Convicted ISIS propagandist Anjem Choudary will be freed this month after serving only half his prison sentence. Choudary is a founding member of extremist group al-Muhajiroun, which was subsequently banned in the United Kingdom. He has been linked...
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Outdated Regulations & Utilization of Encryption: ISIS’ Perfect Storm
While it has appeared that ISIS’ long-standing dominance may be dwindling, many are urging caution regarding this theory. Early last week, the Daily Beast reflected on the group’s genesis and outreach techniques. “The group gained notoriety worldwide...
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Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Facebook’s Next Communications Lead Has Work Cut Out For Them
Facebook’s next head of communications will have their work cut out for them. After Elliot Schrage announced his departure from the company in June, Recode reported this week that Mr. Zuckerberg was looking to the outside to find his replacement. It...
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YouTube’s Algorithms Are Radicalizing Youth Faster Than Ever
While Facebook often takes the brunt of criticism for their lackadaisical content moderation policies, as Data & Society’s Becca Lewis recently wrote in an op-ed for NBC News, YouTube also plays a role in online extremism. For example, when viewing...
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Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Another Day, Another Problem For Facebook
Facebook’s problems recently compounded in a big way, to the tune of 50 million users. Last week, the social media company discovered that it had been exploited by outside hackers, exposing personal information for all of those affected. As The New...
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Extremists and Online Propaganda
CEP today released a new report that details the online platforms sought out by known extremists on their path to radicalism. The study directly links radicalized Westerners to the extremist propaganda they consumed and/or shared on popular online...
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