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July 30, 2018

CEP Statement on Tech Companies’ Transparency Reports Required Under German Law and European Union Proposal To Regulate Extremism Online

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement in response to tech giants releasing figures on how much hateful content they blocked or removed under Germany’s Network Enforcement Act as well as reports that the European Union is planning to...

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July 30, 2018

ISIS Maximizes Online Propaganda To Target “Marginalized & Vulnerable”

The shooting in Toronto this week demonstrated the extent to which ISIS has mastered the use of social media and the Internet to spread its propaganda. Although authorities have stated that there was no known terrorist involvement for the incident...

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July 26, 2018

Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Facebook’s Content Moderation “PR Problem” Hits Its Pockets

Facebook released its second quarter financial results this week and the results were not good. Its stock prices were down approximately 20 percent, and its depressed long-term revenue growth and profit outlook was described as “shocking.” As Wired...

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July 26, 2018

FRIDAY IN MIAMI: NEW REPORT ON TRANSNATIONAL CRIME IN LATIN AMERICA TO BE DISCUSSED BY ASYMMETRICA AND COUNTER EXTREMISM PROJECT

MIAMI – On Friday, July 27, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and Asymmetrica will host a discussion in Miami on a new report about transnational organized crime in Latin America’s Tri-Border Area in Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina, commonly known...

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July 24, 2018

CEP Report: YouTube’s Ongoing Failure to Remove ISIS Content

CEP today released a new study that finds YouTube’s efforts to proactively remove extremist content from its platform are failing. The report calls into question YouTube’s claims of being able to remove ISIS videos quickly and effectively. Using a...

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July 23, 2018

MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Call With Counter Extremism Project Regarding New Report On ISIS YouTube Content

New York, NY – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) will hold a press call with Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Dr. Farid will discuss the release of a new CEP report detailing ISIS content on YouTube. WHO: Dr...

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July 20, 2018

CEP Statement On Knife Attack In Lübeck, Germany

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement in response to the attack today in Lübeck, Germany: “While all the facts surrounding today’s tragedy are not yet known, what is clear is that violence has become all too common in today’s world...

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July 20, 2018

Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: CEO Regurgitates Erroneous Talking Points In Most Recent Public Relations Stop

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ’s latest interview with Recode might give you a sense of déjà vu. The 90-minute conversation was simply a regurgitation of the same talking points from the company’s worldwide apology tour. Most notably, Mr. Zuckerberg...

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July 19, 2018

CEP Statement On Documentary Investigating Facebook Content Moderation Policies

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement regarding the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 investigation into Facebook’s content moderation policies, which showed multiple instances of incendiary and questionable content that were not taken...

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July 17, 2018

ICYMI: Google’s Redirect Program: An Anemic Response To The Plague Of Terror Content

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen published an op-ed regarding CEP's examination of Google's Redirect Pilot Program: "One of Google’s attempts––the Redirect Method Pilot Program––was launched in July 2017, two months after suicide bomber Salman...

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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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