Anwar al-Awlaki’s Influence on U.S. and European Extremists

Six years after his death on September 30, 2011, the teachings of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, prevalent on platforms like YouTube, continue to radicalize and encourage acts of terrorism in the U.S. and in Europe. In Anwar al-Awlaki's Ties to...

Google’s Counter-Narrative Program Falls Far Short of Combating Awlaki Material on YouTube

The continued presence of lectures by radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on YouTube contradicts Google’s stated commitment to counteract the dangerous role played by extremist and terrorist content on its video-sharing platform, CEP said in releasing an...

Anwar al-Awlaki Videos Ubiquitous on Google’s YouTube

Six years after his death, American-born cleric and al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki continues to radicalize U.S. and European extremists in part due to the ubiquity of his sermons and lectures on Google-owned YouTube, CEP said in releasing the...

Bizarre “Warning Labels” for Terrorist Content on YouTube

On August 30, 2017, the Counter Extremism Project found that YouTube had posted a “warning label” on an extremist lecture by notorious al-Qaeda recruiter Anwar al-Awlaki: Awlaki’s lectures have played an influential role in inspiring dozens of U.S...

"The Counter Extremism Project plans to take aim at Google and YouTube this week, arguing that the companies are not doing enough to crack down on content that promotes terrorism. The group takes issue with videos showing lectures from Anwar al...

The Counter Extremism Project(CEP) is highlighting Anwar al-Awlaki’s Violent Legacy in a collection of resources on the U.S.-born cleric who had for years served as a radicalizing figure for U.S. and European extremists. Awlaki, the leader of...

YouTube Inconsistently Applying “Warning Labels” to Awlaki Material

After years of refusing to remove lectures by radical cleric and all-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki on its platform, YouTube appears to have at least reluctantly acknowledged the influence of Awlaki’s radicalizing material. CEP discovered a warning...

Anwar al-Awlaki’s Violent Legacy Continues Years After His Death

CEP highlighted Anwar al-Awlaki’s Violent Legacy in a collection of resources on the U.S.-born cleric who became a radicalizing figure tied to scores of extremists in the U.S. and Europe. Awlaki, the leader of external operations for al-Qaeda in the...

Three senior members of the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS) have been charged with making propaganda films for Al-Qaeda, Swiss prosecutors said on Thursday. “This story highlights the value to terrorist groups of online propaganda to...

In this op-ed, CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid writes: "The CDA law that provides blanket legal protection for the things people post online was never intended to shield sex traffickers and other illegal and dangerous online activities. Technology...