ISIS Increasingly Looking To Africa To Fund Operations, U.N. Security Council Reports

Africa has become an increasingly important hub for funneling money to ISIS affiliates and fighters, according to a report published last week by the U.N. Security Council. In one instance, funds generated by Kenyan and Ugandan ISIS supporters in...

Tech & Terrorism: GIFCT’s Effectiveness In Curbing Extremist Content Online In Question Ahead Of Global Summit

Today, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)––a group founded by Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter––will hold its annual Global Summit to discuss the organization’s efforts in “prevent[ing] terrorist and violent extremists...

Extremist Content Online: YouTube Permits Monetization Of Neo-Nazi Video

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located a neo-Nazi electronic musician’s...

"Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler, at the Counter Extremism Project, said: 'Fraudulent identity documents and passports continue to present a serious security challenge.' ... Dr Schindler explained how the forgeries can be used. 'These facilitate the movement...

CEP research referenced: "Selon le Counter Extremism Project, "le groupe promeut l'idéologie du pouvoir blanc par la prolifération de festivals de musique et d'enregistrements.""

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: ""La coordination va mal", tranche Hans-Jakob Schindler, directeur de l'ONG Counter-Extremism Project (CEP) et ex-expert de l'ONU sur le jihadisme. Il regrette le départ des Français, tant les...

Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...

11th Anniversary Of The Norway Attacks, Which Continue To Inspire Far-Right Extremism

July 22 marks the 11th anniversary of Anders Behring Breivik’s attacks in Norway, which left 77 dead. His 2011 bombing outside of Oslo’s parliament, directly followed by his mass shooting of Labor Party youth, came after Breivik disseminated a 1,500...

Kacper Rekawek, PhD | CEP Webinar: Western Extremists And The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine In 2022

On July 20, 2022, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar that addressed the major findings of its latest report, Western Extremists and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022: All Talk, But Not a Lot of Walk, including the existing...

Alexander Ritzmann | CEP Webinar: Western Extremists And The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine In 2022

On July 20, 2022, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar that addressed the major findings of its latest report, Western Extremists and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022: All Talk, But Not a Lot of Walk, including the existing...