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"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French president Emmanuel Macron will meet next month to try and eliminate violent extremist content online in the wake of the March 15 terrorist attacks in Christchurch New Zealand, said a press release by Ardern's office. In an interview...

At least 350 people were killed and more than 500 were wounded in the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka. CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, joins host J.J. Green to discuss ISIS's role in helping local extremist groups plan and carry out the coordinated suicide bombings...

"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 Counter Extremism Project, said social media...

“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 nations and isn’t involved in...

“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 the Syria-Iraq border, said she never held a...

"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 content for EU users. Companies who fail to...

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 content within one hour...

"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-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP). Many...

"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 face fines of up to 4% of their annual global...

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 other extremists to document their...