CEP Executive Director David Ibsen writes: "Google’s attempts to tackle the dangers of terrorist content on its online platforms, including YouTube, have come far too late and remain disturbingly inadequate, according to findings in a new study by...

CEP Program: Preventing Violent Extremism in Tanzania

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP)’s Community Awareness Program for Preventing Violent Extremism in Tanzania (CAPPTAN) was a U.S. State Department-supported initiative that was implemented in 2017 and 2018. The program worked to equip Tanzanian...

ISIS Endures As Social Media Fosters Virtual Caliphate

Following the latest media trend, ISIS now has a fake news problem. This week, the U.K.'s Independent reported that the terrorist organization was subject to an “onslaught of spoof propaganda and cyberattacks by international intelligence agencies.”...

Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Facebook Faces Fines For Data Breaches

A U.K. government office announced this week that it intended to fine Facebook more than $600,000 for the Cambridge Analytica data breach, which violated Britain’s data-privacy laws. Facebook admitted on Tuesday to giving a Russian Internet company...

Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Fake News & Violence On Platform Dampen July 4 Celebrations

As families in the United States celebrated Independence Day this week, authorities were on high alert for terror suspects seeking to disrupt the festivities. For example, in Cleveland, Ohio, FBI officials arrested Abdur Raheem Rahfeeq , who...

CEP Statement On Facebook’s Previously Undisclosed User Data Practices

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen said the following in response to Facebook’s admission it gave 61 companies “special access” to user data it previously said had been restricted: “Facebook’s disclosure of the so-called ‘special deals’ is yet...

New technology on the internet lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said. Lawmakers and intelligence officials worry that the bogus videos — called deepfakes — could be used to threaten national security or...

As World Cup Continues, ISIS Threats Loom

As soccer fans across the globe tune into the 2018 World Cup, threats of impending attacks from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are dampening the usual excitement and camaraderie. There is a heightened police and military presence...

Black market British passports are being sold openly on social media. Genuine and fake versions can be bought for as little as £800, a Daily Mail investigation shows. One page on Facebook has been used to trade illegal British passports for at least...

The collective team of Martyna Eron from Wellington College, Gráinne Camplisson from St. Louise’s College, Ryan Bell from Hazelwood Integrated College and Jess Bell from Active Communities Network were the winners, having impressed the judges with...