Advertiser Revolt Underscores Need for Google to Address Ubiquity of Extremist Content on YouTube

CEP said today that while Google has promised to revamp its policies after American and European companies complained of ads appearing next to extremist videos on YouTube, a bigger problem is the presence of more than 70,000 Anwar Al-Awlaki videos on...

For over a decade YouTube has engaged in a scorched earth policy against anyone cajoling it to police its content for hate and incitement content directly implicated in the radicalization of American ISIS terrorists. Shamefully hiding behind the...

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the Investigation process used in the London terror attack near the British Parliament on CBS This Morning.

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses CEP's efforts to combat online extremism by pressuring Internet and social media companies to remove the most violent and dangerous types of extremist content using technology.

CEP Research Director Julie Shain discusses the London terror attacker and methods used by ISIS and other extremist groups to pump out radicalizing propaganda online, radicalize and inspire attacks.

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on BBC

CEP Spokesperson and Senior Policy Advisor Tara Maller on BBC's Outside Source discussing methods to counter extremism online.

CEP Research Director Julie Shain on BBC

CEP Research Director Julie Shain on BBC News talks about how extremists are using social media.

CEP Condemns Today’s Violent Attacks in London

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project issued the following statement from CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Frances F. Townsend in response to the terror attack on Westminster Bridge and subsequent stabbing outside of the Houses...

One Year After Brussels Attacks: Belgium, Europe Struggle with Challenges of Extremism

One year after the worst bombings in its modern history, Belgium and the rest of Europe continue to struggle with the complex challenges of terrorism and extremism, CEP said, in releasing a new report on preventing jihadist radicalization in Europe...

Pullout of Advertisers from Google Highlights Problem of Extremist Content on YouTube

CEP's new report contrasts Google’s pledge to divert users away from radicalizing and extremist content, with the increasing availability of sermons and lectures from radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on Google-owned YouTube, as controversy continues...