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June 26, 2020

"In May, the White supremacist group Rise Above Movement launched its own Telegram channel, which, according to the Countering Extremism Project, features anti-Semitism and anti-migration themes."

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June 26, 2020

"'Amazon is just as much to blame as Twitch for allowing this stream online,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project at the time. 'Online platforms need to step up and stop their services being used and in turn, parent companies...

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Bioterrorism: A Clear and Imminent Threat

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made the dangers of biological pathogens undeniable to the general public. However, long before this global outbreak, bioterrorism was recognized as a credible threat. Current global events have highlighted that...

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June 25, 2020

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid's testimony before Congress referenced: "Appearing virtually before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce UC Berkeley professor and expert in digital forensics Dr. Hany Farid testified that Facebook has a toxic...

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June 24, 2020

"'Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi was a former officer in Saddam Hussein's army and was considered one of the most prominent ISIS members in Baghdadi's circle,' David Ibsen, executive director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), told Fox News...

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June 24, 2020

Tech & Terrorism: Industry Faces Criticism On Capitol Hill For Promoting Divisive Content

On Wednesday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, a professor at University of California, Berkeley with a joint appointment in Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and the School of Information, testified before a...

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June 24, 2020

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen and Deputy Director Lara Pham write: "Technology giants like Facebook, Twitter, and Google maintain they are neutral platforms that cannot be held responsible for the content posted on their sites. The root of that...

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June 24, 2020

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid "an electrical engineering and computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, testified the COVID-19 pandemic has been an 'ideal breeding ground' for online misinformation as people take to...

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June 24, 2020

"Tipped by U.S. based terrorism watchdog the Counter Extremism Project, VICE News has obtained a strange, illuminating memoir seeking to explain the appeal of the organization, written in the aftermath of the FBI raids by someone who claims to be a...

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June 23, 2020

Convicted Hezbollah Financier To Be Released From U.S. Custody

Convicted Hezbollah financier and U.S.-designated a “global terrorist” Kassim Tajideen will be released early by the U.S. on compassionate grounds, according to multiple press reports. A court filing made on June 11 by U.S. Immigration and Customs...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On September 26, 2018, an improvised explosive device planted at the foot of a bridge exploded, killing eight soldiers in the lead vehicle of a Burkinabe military convoy traveling in northern Burkina Faso. 

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