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Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...
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Al-Shabaab Kills More Than 100 In Deadliest Bombings Since 2017
Somalia was struck by twin car bombings near Somalia’s education ministry in Mogadishu on Saturday. More than 100 casualties were reported, with 300 others wounded. Al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s formal affiliate in East Africa, claimed responsibility for...
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Register Now: CEP Webinar Launching The 4R Network
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to join us for a webinar launching the Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism (4R) Network, a program designed to establish a national ecosystem of actors in the United States...
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Extremist Content Online: Bratislava Attacker’s Manifesto Removed From The Internet Archive
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. CEP researchers located the October 12 Bratislava shooter’s manifesto on...
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Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...
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Tech & Terrorism: Germany Fines Telegram For Failing To Comply With Online Content Moderation Law
Last week, the German Federal Office for Justice announced that it had issued two fines totaling €5.125 million against Telegram for failing to comply with the country’s Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), Germany’s online content moderation law. The...
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CEP Applauds U.S. Designations Of Al-Shabaab’s Senior Leadership And Weapons Network
Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director and former Coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s ISIL (Da’esh), al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler released the following statement today applauding the U.S...
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CEP Podcast Fighting Terror Launches Miniseries On Islamism
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is excited to announce it will be launching a brand new miniseries “Eye on Islamism” today as part of its podcast Fighting Terror.
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Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Section 230 Liability Case
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Gonzalez v. Google, which challenges tech companies’ broad immunity to lawsuits over content posted on their sites and platforms. The family of Nohemi Gonzalez, an American college...
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Burkina Faso Sees Second Military Coup In A Year As Russia Makes Inroads Across Sahel
Last week, Burkina Faso President Paul-Henri Damiba was deposed by Captain Ibrahim Traoré and his supporters in a successful coup, the second in the country in the past year. Traoré cited Damiba’s lack of progress in defeating Islamic extremists—the...
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