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Congressional Hearings Highlight Misuse of Tech Companies’ Platforms
CEP released a statement praising the U.S. Congress for conducting hearings into extremist content and Russian disinformation online. The statement read in part: “Internet and social media companies have a troubling record of denial and inaction when...
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Sen. Ron Johnson to Deliver Keynote Address at CEP Newseum Event
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, will deliver the keynote address at CEP's November 13 public policy event at the Newseum in Washington, DC. Senator Johnson will join a distinguished...
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ICYMI: CEP Convenes Counter-Extremism Conference in Brussels
CEP is providing video highlights and links to news coverage of its October 17-18, conference, Building Alliances—Preventing Terror, in Brussels, Belgium. The conference featured lively discussions among senior policymakers, academics, and the...
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Register Today: CEP Event to Probe Solutions to Online Extremism
Registration is being accepted for CEP's November 13 panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on the challenges of extremism and terrorism in an online world. Speakers will include Dr. Hany Farid, the world’s leading authority on digital forensics...
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Register Today for CEP Conference in Brussels, Belgium
CEP will be hosting a distinguished lineup of policy experts as well as current and former lawmakers, including former British Head of Counterterrorism in the FCO Sir Ivor Roberts and EU Commissioner for the Security Union Sir Julian King, at its...
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CEP Conference in Brussels to Highlight Solutions to Spread of Extremism
CEP will be hosting the Building Alliances--Preventing Terror policy conference on in Brussels, Belgium on October 17 and 18. The event will bring together senior policymakers, academics, industry representatives, NGOs, and the private sector to...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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