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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ISIS Endures As Social Media Fosters Virtual Caliphate
Following the latest media trend, ISIS now has a fake news problem. This week, the U.K.'s Independent reported that the terrorist organization was subject to an “onslaught of spoof propaganda and cyberattacks by international intelligence agencies.”...
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Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Facebook Faces Fines For Data Breaches
A U.K. government office announced this week that it intended to fine Facebook more than $600,000 for the Cambridge Analytica data breach, which violated Britain’s data-privacy laws. Facebook admitted on Tuesday to giving a Russian Internet company...
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Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Fake News & Violence On Platform Dampen July 4 Celebrations
As families in the United States celebrated Independence Day this week, authorities were on high alert for terror suspects seeking to disrupt the festivities. For example, in Cleveland, Ohio, FBI officials arrested Abdur Raheem Rahfeeq , who...
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