Terrorists are increasingly turning to the Internet and social media to launch "well-organized, concerted social media campaigns to recruit followers and to promote or glorify acts of terrorism or violent extremism", says Europol. Twitter has been...

Following the suicide bombing in a Shiite mosque in Kuwait, many people took to Twitter and created the hashtag, which, when translated, means: "Before You Blow Yourself Up." The hashtag of condemnation called for fundamentalists to think of their...

The head of a leading Brussels policy institute has called for a “multi-faceted”approach to combating the “narrative” of terrorist groups such as Islamic State. The “Counter Extremism Project Europe” (CEP Europe), a partnership between the European...

EU Far Right Exploits Fear of Terrorism

It’s no secret that right-wing groups in Europe are gaining momentum. Organizations and political parties such as France’s National Front, Hungary’s Jobbik, Greek's Golden Dawn and Italy’s Forza Nuova are gaining popularity as the people of Europe...

Roberta Bonazzi, executive director of the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD), said that by uniting governmental efforts with those undertaken by civil society, voluntary groups and other organisations could offer a “powerful opportunity” to...

The “Counter Extremism Project Europe” (CEP Europe) is a partnership between organisations in the U.S. and Europe and among other projects including the launch of an innovative counter narrative seeks to combat the use of social media to radicalise...

The “Counter Extremism Project Europe” (CEP Europe) is a partnership between organisations in the U.S. and Europe and among other projects including the launch of an innovative counter narrative seeks to combat the use of social media to radicalise...

The Islamic State agiere in his immediate environment, while Al Qaeda the "far enemy", ie the US, Britain and Israel, in their sights have. Tunisia, even the most stable state of the Arab Spring should be destabilized by the terrorist attack, "why is...

Less than one year after launching several successful campaigns in the United States, including their notable #CEPDigitalDisruption via Twitter, the Counter Extremism Project officially launched its European counterpart on Monday (CEP Europe) in...

Twitter is turning a blind eye to the extremists who use the platform to recruit, according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). CEP started a European branch on Monday (29 June) and says it will continue targeting extremists’ activity on social...