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U.S. Designates ISIS Leader As Specially Designated Global Terrorist
On March 24, 2020, the United States designated Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. The move comes a week after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. was preparing to designate the...
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Tech & Terrorism: Amazon Continues Allowing Sales Of Anti-Semitic, Neo-Nazi Propaganda
Earlier this month, Amazon announced a ban on the sale of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf from its site, telling sellers that they would no longer be allowed to list the autobiographical screed on its website, citing sales as a violation of their code of...
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Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies Failing To Comply With Germany’s NetzDG Law, Study Finds
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Berlin conducted a new study between January 31 st and February 14 th to test big tech’s compliance with Germany’s 2018 NetzDG online content moderation law. The law in its current form requires online platforms to...
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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Group Green Brigade ‘Disbands’ Itself, Part Of Dubious Trend
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. This week, the neo-Nazi environmental group, Green Brigade, claimed on...
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CEP Webinar on April 1: Foreign Fighters and the Conflict in Ukraine
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), in conjunction with the Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security (BIGS), will host a webinar on April 1, where new research into the phenomenon of foreign fighters in the war in Ukraine will be presented.
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Hezbollah Commander Awaits Trial For Terror Financing In Austria
On March 15, 2020, a Hezbollah commander was arraigned in Carinthia, Austria, on the charge of financing terrorism. The commander, having lived in Carinthia for 13 years, stands accused of working for Hezbollah in Lebanon and financing operations for...
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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Blame Jews, Israel & China For COVID-19
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. This week, white supremacists on Telegram channels and chan-style...
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Christchurch Terrorist Video Remains Online
The tragic murder of 51 people at the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Center in Christchurch, New Zealand one year ago shocked the world. The gunman livestreamed his attack on Facebook—the video of which continues to be re-uploaded across the...
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U.S. Considering Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Of White Supremacist Group
On Monday, POLITICO reported that the U.S. State Department is considering a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) designation of at least one white supremacist group. Former government officials and counterterrorism analysts have suggested...
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Madrid Train Bombings Anniversary: A Terror Attack That Changed Europe
Today, Europe remembers the 16 th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings, which marked the beginning of a wave of terror attacks that have been plaguing the continent ever since.
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