CEP Webinar with Dr. Hany Farid: How algorithmic amplification pushes users towards divisive content on social media platforms

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is delighted to invite you to the first in a series of webinars with CEP Senior Advisor and UC Berkeley Professor Dr. Hany Farid.

ICYMI: Online Extremism Is Still A Problem For Big Tech

Writing for the EU Reporter, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Executive Director David Ibsen last week criticized Big Tech for failing to take responsibility for the spread of extremist content on their platforms by deflecting blame onto smaller sites...

"'Now, instead of one Hamas wallet, you have many wallets and many donors. That makes it hard to follow the money,' explains Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based nonprofit that builds programs to...

Extremist Content Online: Amazon Allows Ecofascist To Sell Racist Content Extolling Violence

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. CEP researchers located a new self-published novel on Amazon from an...

"According to the transcripts, provided by the Counter Extremism Project, Pohlhaus (who says he lives in Texas) and his followers see Maine as a perfect spot: already one of the whitest places in America, with favorable gun laws allowing them to arm...

"Last night ex-Foreign Office anti-terror chief Sir Ivor Roberts, of pressure group the Counter Extremism Project, called it 'a watershed moment for our justice system'. He said: 'The UK justice system is intent on keeping Britain safe and preventing...

"Last night ex-Foreign Office anti-terror chief Sir Ivor Roberts, of pressure group the Counter Extremism Project, called it 'a watershed moment for our justice system'. He said: 'The UK justice system is intent on keeping Britain safe and preventing...

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Le système judiciaire britannique est déterminé à assurer la sécurité de la Grande-Bretagne et à empêcher un terroriste condamné de manipuler les règles à son profit. Ceux qui mettent en danger la vie des...

"Last night ex-Foreign Office anti-terror chief Sir Ivor Roberts, of pressure group the Counter Extremism Project, called it 'a watershed moment for our justice system'. He said: 'The UK justice system is intent on keeping Britain safe and preventing...

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "The UK justice system is intent on keeping Britain safe and preventing a convicted terrorist from manipulating the rules for his benefit. Those who endanger the lives of British citizens will not set their...