U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Introduces Legislation To Help Curb Online Extremism

This week, the U.S. House Homeland Security committee unanimously advanced the National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act ( H.R. 4782 ). The legislation, introduced by Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, would establish a 12...

CEP Advisory Board Member Senator Joseph I. Lieberman writes: "With each new terror attack or mass murder linked to extremist content online, major tech companies like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter make promises to better police their platforms. But...

Anjem Choudary’s Extremist Network Rebuilds in Year After Radical Cleric’s Early Release from Prison

In the year since Anjem Choudary’s early release from prison, the radical Islamic cleric and convicted ISIS supporter has inspired a revival of al-Muhajiroun , the U.K.-banned extremist group he co-founded in 1996. In its report, Anjem Choudary’s...

" A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers accused Twitter on Tuesday of violating U.S. law in allowing content from U.S.-designated terrorist groups, including Hezbollah and Hamas, to appear on its site. ' It is outrageous that Twitter, a U.S.-based...

"Hate preacher Anjem Choudary is inspiring his network of extremists and poses a renewed terror threat a year after he left jail, an analysis by experts has warned. Experts from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) say the decision to give Choudary...

"Mr Acheson, a senior adviser with the US-based Counter-Extremism Project, said society must understand how terrorists are radicalised and motivated. 'We don’t want to in any way, shape or form cede any ground to people who wish to murder for...

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project, said the rise of terrorist violence performed online can’t be blamed on any one technology. But the power that a video-sharing platform gives users, to broadcast live to...

Tech & Terrorism: Atomwaffen Division Video Reuploaded To YouTube After Removal

YouTube is unable or unwilling to keep known extreme neo-Nazi propaganda off their website. An Atomwaffen Division ( AWD ) propaganda video clip has been reuploaded to YouTube, most likely by the original uploader . In both cases, the account has...

CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid Testifies Before House Energy & Commerce Committee

Statement and highlights from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce's hearing, "Fostering a Healthier Internet to Protect Consumers" on October 16, 2019. Dr. Hany Farid is a Senior Adviser of the Counter Extremism Project, developer of PhotoDNA...

Extremist Content Online: Twitch Streamed German Synagogue Shooting Proliferating on Telegram

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week’s edition finds the Yom Kippur synagogue shooting in Halle, Germany that was livestreamed on...