In Their Own Words:
We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].
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October 9, 2018
YouTube’s Algorithms Are Radicalizing Youth Faster Than Ever
While Facebook often takes the brunt of criticism for their lackadaisical content moderation policies, as Data & Society’s Becca Lewis recently wrote in an op-ed for NBC News, YouTube also plays a role in online extremism. For example, when viewing...
Press Release
October 4, 2018
Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Another Day, Another Problem For Facebook
Facebook’s problems recently compounded in a big way, to the tune of 50 million users. Last week, the social media company discovered that it had been exploited by outside hackers, exposing personal information for all of those affected. As The New...
Press Release
October 3, 2018
Extremists and Online Propaganda
CEP today released a new report that details the online platforms sought out by known extremists on their path to radicalism. The study directly links radicalized Westerners to the extremist propaganda they consumed and/or shared on popular online...
Press Release
October 1, 2018
Neo-Nazis & Terror How-To Videos: The Continued Normalization of Online Extremism
With the interconnectivity that comes with the Internet and social media, extremists who would have otherwise never found each other are coming together like never before – and they’re finding strength in numbers. The New York Times reported last...
Press Release
September 24, 2018
U.S.-Designated Hezbollah Financier Arrested in Brazil
Prominent Hezbollah financier Assad Ahmad Barakat, designated as a global terrorist by the U.S., was arrested Saturday in the border region between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. Barakat is wanted by Paraguayan authorities for identity theft and by...
Press Release
September 17, 2018
Terror Groups Evolve as They Move “At The Speed Of Social Media”
It’s understood that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sorts through terrorism threats daily, but these threats are changing – and multiplying. FBI Director Christopher Wray told CBS News in an interview last week that the bureau made “about...
Press Release
September 14, 2018
Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: CEO Described as “Frustrating & Evasive” in Latest PR-Stunt
Facebook was back on the public relations trail this week, as Mark Zuckerberg provided an in-depth interview to The New Yorker . When speaking to Mr. Zuckerberg , reporter Evan Osnos recalled Facebook’s failures to moderate hate speech and extremism...
Press Release
September 13, 2018
Iran-Sponsored Shiite Militias Accused of Attacks at U.S. Facilities in Iraq
The White House has accused Iranian-backed militias in Iraq of carrying out recent “life-threatening attacks” on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Baghdad and Basra. Recently declassified reports detail Iran’s role in training and financing Shiite...
Press Release
September 12, 2018
European Commission's Proposal on Terrorist Content Needs to Protect EU Citizens
The European Commission today released its regulation on terrorist content online. While the legislation is a step forward, it is is flawed in that it gives tech companies one hour from the time a piece of content is flagged as being extremist to...
Press Release
September 10, 2018
ICYMI--CEP Identifies Far-Right Terrorist Group Using Cryptocurrency to Fund Firearms Purchases
A new European far-right group calling themselves Order of Dawn has apparently started a cryptocurrency crowdfunding campaign for their violent “ Reconquista ” of Europe. Order of Dawn endorses racism and anti-Semitism. Specifically, the group is...
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