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Watch Today’s CEP Newseum Event Live
CEP is livestreaming today’s policy event on the challenges posed by online extremism. Those who are unable to attend this event can follow the discussion live, beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The event, Rights and Responsibilities of Social Media...
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ICYMI: Recent News and Analysis from CEP
ICYMI: CEP is making available short summaries and links to significant recent news stories and resources. For example, one story highlights the discovery of 19 different ISIS videos on websites and platforms, including a clip instructing on how to...
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Greta Van Susteren to Moderate CEP’s Newseum Event
Journalist Greta Van Susteren will moderate a panel discussion on the myriad challenges to public safety posed by extremists and terrorists operating online at CEP's November 13 public policy event at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Senator Ron...
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Law Enforcement Officials Reveal NYC Attacker Inspired by ISIS Online Propaganda
CEP said today that the trove of ISIS images and videos found on the cell phone of New York City terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov demonstrates the ubiquity of online radicalizing materials and the ongoing unwillingness of tech companies to take...
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CEP Applauds Rep. Michael McCaul for Demanding Tech Companies Remove Radicalizing Content
CEP today applauded Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, for insisting that tech companies do more to remove the kind of radicalizing propaganda apparently utilized by Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, the...
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Vehicle Terror Attack in Lower Manhattan
CEP released a statement in response to a vehicle attack in Lower Manhattan today that read in part: “Today’s vehicle attack in Manhattan, in which the driver of a rental truck drove down a busy bicycle path, killing at least eight people and...
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Congressional Hearings Highlight Misuse of Tech Companies’ Platforms
CEP released a statement praising the U.S. Congress for conducting hearings into extremist content and Russian disinformation online. The statement read in part: “Internet and social media companies have a troubling record of denial and inaction when...
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Sen. Ron Johnson to Deliver Keynote Address at CEP Newseum Event
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, will deliver the keynote address at CEP's November 13 public policy event at the Newseum in Washington, DC. Senator Johnson will join a distinguished...
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ICYMI: CEP Convenes Counter-Extremism Conference in Brussels
CEP is providing video highlights and links to news coverage of its October 17-18, conference, Building Alliances—Preventing Terror, in Brussels, Belgium. The conference featured lively discussions among senior policymakers, academics, and the...
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Register Today: CEP Event to Probe Solutions to Online Extremism
Registration is being accepted for CEP's November 13 panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on the challenges of extremism and terrorism in an online world. Speakers will include Dr. Hany Farid, the world’s leading authority on digital forensics...
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