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New Report Reveals That The Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Resurging Post-Pandemic
By failing to tackle illegal wildlife trafficking, the world is missing a critical opportunity to prevent the future spread of zoonotic disease, halt a man-made mass extinction of wildlife, and starve organized criminal and extremist groups of a $23...
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CEP Impact: Neo-Nazi Publisher’s Website Disabled
Action by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has resulted in the e-commerce platform BigCommerce canceling services to a neo-Nazi publisher that takes its name from the Ku Klux Klan. The publisher had been using BigCommerce as its name server and...
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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Propaganda Video Released Before Nigerian Elections Located On Facebook, Telegram
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, CEP researchers located an ISIS propaganda video condemning...
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Neo-Nazi Groups Using Telegram To Organize Antisemitic “National Day of Hate”
According to Telegram posts located by Counter Extremism Project (CEP) researchers, several neo-Nazi groups in certain locations in the United States are planning an antisemitic “National Day of Hate” on Saturday, February 25. The participants are...
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Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Group Using GiveSendGo to Crowdfund Propaganda Campaign
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, CEP researchers located a crowdfunding campaign on GiveSendGo...
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Tech & Terrorism: Section 230 Liability Shield To Face Scrutiny This Week At U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in two cases that raise questions about liability shields afforded to tech companies under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The cases are Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter Inc. v...
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Dutch Prosecutors Allege Repatriated Woman Targeted Yazidis, Committed Crimes Against Humanity
Last week, prosecutors in the Netherlands announced Hasna Aarab, having been accused of crimes against humanity for enslaving a Yazidi woman in 2015 while a member of ISIS, will face trial along with 11 other women for crimes related to their...
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ICYMI: CEP Experts React To U.K. Prevent Strategy Review
The British Government last week accepted all 34 recommendations of an independent review of the U.K.’s Prevent strategy. The review, led by Independent Reviewer William Shawcross, criticized the counter-extremism program’s effectiveness thanks in...
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Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Content On Facebook Encourages Terror Attacks In Europe
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, CEP researchers located several examples of pro-ISIS content...
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CEP Statement On the Independent Review Of The British Government’s Prevent Strategy
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) welcomes the publication of the review of the U.K. Prevent strategy and fully endorses the recommendations outlined.
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