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Extremist Content Online: Content From White Supremacist Group RAM Located On YouTube

Jul

(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, a media group affiliated with the white supremacist group Rise...

Jul

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Security Deteriorating In West Africa As Terror Groups End Alliance

Jul

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Tech & Terrorism: Major Corporations Boycott Facebook Ad Spending Over Content Moderation Mishandling

Jun

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CEP Webinar: “Regulating Against Extremist Content Online – Discussion on The Upcoming EU Digital Services Act”

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Huffington Post: Peaceful Protesters Targeted By Wave Of Vehicle-Ramming Attacks

Jul

“'This is a tactic that has been around for several years,' said Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher at the Counter Extremism Project. 'It was originally used early on by Islamist extremists — ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hamas — but in the last five years or so, we have seen this...

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Eye on Extremism: July 8, 2020

Jul

“Vehicular attacks have proliferated in recent weeks. Experts believe it is because of the combination of widespread protests across the country and the circulation of dangerous memes among extremist groups about running over pedestrians. “There has been an increasing amount of...

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The Sociable: Facebook says it doesn’t benefit from hate, but its algorithms tell a different story: op-ed

Jul

CEP Senior Advisor Prof. Dr. Hany Farid quoted: "UC Berkeley professor and expert in digital forensics Dr. Hany Farid testified that Facebook has a toxic business model that puts profit over the good of society and that its algorithms have been trained to encourage divisiveness and the...

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Extremist Content Online: Content From White Supremacist Group RAM Located On YouTube

Jul

(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, a media group affiliated with the white supremacist group Rise Above Movement (RAM)...

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New York Times: Drivers Are Hitting Protesters as Memes of Car Attacks Spread

Jul

"'There has been an increasing amount of propaganda online calling for vehicular attacks on protesters, targeting the Black Lives Matter movement in particular,' said Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher at the Counter Extremism Project. 'It is being used as a form of intimidation...

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Eye on Extremism: July 7, 2020

Jul

“Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a United Nations aid helicopter in Nigeria's North-East region. The terrorists, according to the UN, launched the attack on Thursday in Damasak, Borno State, killing two civilians including a five-year-old child in the process. Edward Kallon, UN...

Jul

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The Cyber Terrorism Risk: Overblown?

A few years ago, the FBI Director at the time stated that ISIS was “waking up” to the idea of initiating a cyberattack against critical US infrastructure with sophisticated malware....

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Wired: Congress Needs to Make Silicon Valley EARN IT

Jul

CEP Senior Advisor Prof. Dr. Hany Farid writes: "The EARN IT Act is the culmination of years of cajoling, pleading, and threatening the technology sector to get its house in order. They have not, and so now is the time for legislation to rein them in."...

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Extremist Content Online: Content From White Supremacist Group RAM Located On YouTube

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