Nearly two years after being driven from its stronghold in Yemen, one of al Qaeda’s most dangerous franchises has entrenched itself in the country’s hinterlands as a devastating war creates the conditions for its comeback. The danger of another...

THEY SAID IT!

Members of Congress have weighed in on the numerous problems that have recently plagued social media companies. In this short compilation of quotes, Senators and House members agree that the era of self-regulation for tech companies should be brought...

Online Hate Speech Incites Real World Violence

Major tech giants are facing mounting pressure from law enforcement officials to provide information and monitor online terror activity. The Sydney Morning Herald reported last week that Lynne Owens, the director-general of Britain’s National Crime...

“Britain has threatened Mr Zuckerberg, 34, with legal action if Facebook - with two billion users - fails to take down content glorifying Islamic State terrorists, as politicians grow increasingly impatient with the lawless nature of the internet. He...

"Britain will give Facebook just 24 hours to remove sickening, illegal content or prosecute the social media giant under a new law, the Daily Express can reveal today. The Daily Express and the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) compiled a collection of...

CEP Statement in Response to Facebook’s Most Recent & Dubious Claims

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement in response to Facebook's claims of removing more than one billion fake accounts and content exhibiting hate speech, terrorist propaganda child exploitation, that read in part: “Just the same as...

Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: “Delay, Deny & Deflect” Becomes the Facebook Mantra

“Delay, Deny and Deflect.” Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal escalated this week after the New York Times chronicled the company’s two-faced approach towards its never-ending streams of crises. The extensive investigation, sourced by interviews...

"What are the most frequently asked questions in relation to religion, social events, relations between women and men during school activities or during socio-educational activities? This question was answered by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...

Launch of the CEP Handbook: Radicalization of Young People - Ways and Solutions for Educators

CEP hosted a roundtable in Paris on November 13 entitled "Secularism and prevention of radicalization" where it launched a practical handbook for French educators. Produced in collaboration with the Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of...

Online Extremism Remains Social Media’s “Wild West”

Members of the upcoming 116 th Congress have signaled that tech issues will be a major part of its upcoming agenda. U.S. Senator Mark Warner has stated that “the era of the Wild West in social media is coming to an end,” and other top Democrats...