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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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