CEP in the News

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April 23, 2019

"Sri Lanka's decision to block all social media following deadly bombings on Easter Sunday is reigniting the debate over how to combat online disinformation. Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and an adviser to the...

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April 22, 2019

“With large numbers of people due to visit Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Summer Games, the Japanese authorities are making anti-terrorism preparations ahead of one of the most significant global events. Yes, Japan is now one of the world’s most peaceful...

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April 22, 2019

“ISIS bride Lisa Smith allegedly trained children in weapons while she was in Syria, sources who are investigating the activities of the group have told Extra.ie. The Louth woman, who is being held with her two-year-old daughter in Al Hawl camp on...

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April 18, 2019

"The European Parliament has voted to compel social media companies to remove terrorist content within an hour of being ordered to do so. The bill, which passed on Wednesday evening, requires social media companies to remove or block access to the...

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April 17, 2019

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen writes: "Today (April 17th), MEPs will be presented with the opportunity to replace the often heard “United in Grief” with “United in Action” through the online terror content file. In opting to remove terrorist...

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April 17, 2019

"One group illustrating the online evolution of right wing terror groups is a burgeoning extremist network called the Feuerkrieg Division (FKD), which is listed by several terrorism trackers, including the TRAC analysis consortium and the not-for...

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April 17, 2019

"The European Parliament approved a draft version of the law on Wednesday evening, which would impose a one-hour deadline to remove offending content. The law would affect social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, which could...

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April 17, 2019

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace write: "It should come as a surprise to no one – least of all the tech companies – that an extremist would weaponize social media. Live streaming capabilities have been used by...

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April 15, 2019

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Shamima Begum is an improbable poster girl for British values. She is thoroughly unlikeable and has shown a depraved indifference to the murderous impact of the Islamist death cult she freely joined. Frankly...

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April 12, 2019

"The best young tech talent in Northern Ireland will be jetting off as VIPs to the U.S. as part of an innovative technology and outreach programme. Spearheaded by the team behind Digital DNA, Northern Ireland’s largest digital and technology...