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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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Press Release
September 10, 2018
Extremist Groups Leverage Lesser-Known Social Media Websites
New research shows that the use of hate speech and extremism online has “surged on shadowy social media platforms” like 4chan and Gab.ai, with “white-supremacist themes” targeting Jews and African Americans. Social media alone is not to blame and web...
Press Release
September 6, 2018
Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: As Sheryl Sandberg Testifies Before Congress, Extremists Remain on Facebook
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testified before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence yesterday and as expected, her testimony was filled with familiar refrains, PR-laden apologies, proclamations of supposed successes and promises to do more...
Press Release
September 5, 2018
CEP Calls Out Tech’s Ongoing Spin Campaign, Demands Transparency And Accountability From Tech
CEP issued a statement ahead of Congressional testimony by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that read in part: "The Counter Extremism Project calls upon members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Select...
Press Release
September 4, 2018
In the Wild-West Internet, Extremism Finds a Home
So, it is the case again. Social media companies are facilitating the mobilization of radical and dangerous groups. Just over a week ago, neo-Nazis took to the streets in Germany to demonstrate and intimidate any outsiders or immigrants. Following...
Press Release
August 30, 2018
Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Latest Facebook PR Campaign Ignores Extremist Content Found Online
In recent days, Facebook has trumpeted its efforts and success in disrupting influence campaigns undertaken by foreign actors. For some , this represents a change in public relations tactics from the company’s “defensive” nature. And while the...
Press Release
August 24, 2018
ISIS Leverages Unconventional Methods to Maintain Online Presence
On August 22, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi released a new audio message titled “Give Glad Tidings To The Patient” – a reference to Quran 2:155 referring to the testing of the faithful. The recording was released via ISIS’s most authoritative...
Press Release
August 23, 2018
Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: European Union Begins Regulatory Crackdown on Tech Companies
European Union officials formally announced a crackdown on tech companies this week deciding to abandon its voluntary policies in favor of stronger regulation. Speaking to the Financial Times regarding the removal of extremist content online...
Press Release
August 22, 2018
ICYMI: Is PasteThis.At A Pro-ISIS Website?
The nature of extremists’ ongoing misuse of the Internet continues to evolve. From social media platforms to encrypted messaging channels to dedicated websites, extremists—in particular ISIS—have adapted all types of sites and online services to...
Press Release
August 22, 2018
CEP Analysis Finds YouTube Users 4x More Likely to Find Extremist Content Than Counter-Narrative Material
Extremist propaganda—including violent videos—is still readily accessible on Google-owned YouTube, far exceeding counter-narrative content and undermining company claims about its efforts to combat online extremism, CEP concluded in its updated...
Press Release
August 21, 2018
In Case You Missed It
CEP's study on YouTube's failure to remove extremist content was featured in a Washington Post story on August 19. "A study released last month by the Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based nonprofit, found that a quarter of Islamic State videos...
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