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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist T-Shirts Found On Teespring
Telegram Group Praises Mass Shootings; ISIS Releases New Propaganda (New York, N.Y.) – 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...
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End-To-End Encryption’s Potential To Harm Efforts To Combat Online Extremism
In the aftermath of the El Paso terrorist attack, it was revealed that alleged gunman Patrick Crusius posted his manifesto online. The tragedy, once again, raised questions about what tech companies can do to curb online extremism. One proposed...
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Actions In Kashmir Are Latest Conflicts In The Long-Disputed Region
On August 3, 2019, Indian authorities and Kashmir’s government ordered thousands of tourists and Hindu pilgrims to leave Indian-administered Kashmir, warning of a “terror threat” against Hindu pilgrims heading to the Amarnath shrine. Officials claim...
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Extremist Content Online: Cloudflare Provides Services To Pro-ISIS Propaganda Website
CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Although Cloudflare has ceased providing services 8chan , which hosted alleged El Paso attacker Patrick...
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Tech & Terrorism: Cloudflare, Tucows Under Scrutiny After El Paso Terror Attack
Suspected gunman Patrick Crusius uploaded a 2,300 word manifesto on 8chan’s politically incorrect board, an online message board known for attracting far-right and neo-Nazi users, shortly before launching his shooting rampage in El Paso, Texas last...
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Tech & Terrorism: FTC Levies Record Penalty Against Facebook for Violating User Privacy
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined Facebook a record-breaking $5 billion for giving third parties access to information that Facebook users did not want to share. Among the settlement’s terms, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg is to remove...
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Somalia’s Deadly Year Continues with Suicide Bombing
On July 24, 2019, a suicide bomber walked into a high-level security meeting in the mayor’s office in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, and detonated explosives. The attack killed six people and seriously injured another six, including mayor Abdirahaman...
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Extremist Content Online: Cloudflare Provides Services for White Supremacist Content, Including New Zealand Attack Video
CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. CEP identified two white supremacist websites, one dedicated to the neo-Nazi manifesto Siege and the...
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Tri-Border Countries Enter into Alliance Against Terrorism
On July 22, Argentina , Brazil , and Paraguay entered into an alliance with the United States to counter “illicit activity” and terrorism in the Tri-Border Area (TBA), the region that straddles the three South American countries’ borders. The “three...
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Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Group Returns to YouTube
CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms. This week, CEP identified an ISIS video from War and Media Agency on YouTube. Additionally, the terror group released several videos from Tunisia...
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