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May 22, 2019

"Yusuf Al-Qaradawi — who is known for his extreme views, including justifying suicide bombings and attacks on Jews — was pictured at the iftar reception hosted by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the current emir of Qatar. Despite such hate speech...

Press Release

May 20, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Atomwaffen Division Continues Uploads on YouTube

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 that several tech companies, including Google-owned YouTube, have failed to...

Press Release

May 20, 2019

Zuckerberg’s 99 Percent Myth: Extremist Content Removal Claims False & Misleading

Since 2017, Facebook has announced to the public, shareholders and the U.S. Congress that it removes “99 percent” of Al Qaeda and ISIS-related content from its platforms. However, a recent Associated Press investigation into Whistleblower claims to...

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May 20, 2019

"A deported ISIS recruiter is believed to have been in touch with Lisa Smith before she left for Syria. The Jordanian known as 'Abu Alaa' operated as Irish suicide bomber Khalid Kelly’s link to the terror group’s leaders. In the weeks before her...

Press Release

May 17, 2019

Facebook’s Belated Response to Christchurch Massacre Mirrors Previous Reactive Policy Changes

A day ahead of the launch of the Christchurch Call to Action in Paris, a voluntary commitment by governments and tech companies to combat online extremism, Facebook announced new policies concerning the misuse of Facebook Live. Facebook’s attempt to...

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May 15, 2019

“The White House on Wednesday declined to join a global call to fight online terror, citing concerns about freedom of speech but in the process stoking a new controversy over its response to extremism. Lara Pham, the deputy director of the Counter...

Videos

May 16, 2019

Misuse of the Internet: Dr. Hany Farid Explains

In part four of CEP's nine-part video series, Senior Advisor and digital forensics expert Dr. Hany Farid explains how tech companies have failed in response to misuse of their platforms.

Press Release

May 16, 2019

CEP’s Dr. Hany Farid: Tech Companies Have Failed “To Recognize Abuses on Their Platform”

CEP today released the fourth of a nine-part video series featuring CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid. In this week’s video, titled “Misuse ,” Dr. Farid states that tech companies have time and again failed to recognize misuses of their platform by...

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May 15, 2019

Christchurch Call Must Be Backed by Laws and Regulations to Force Tech to Eliminate Extremism and Terrorism Online

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen issued a statement today supporting the 'Christchurch Call,' but cautioning that a voluntary approach is not enough when it comes to removing terrorist content and hate speech from social media. The statement read...

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May 15, 2019

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: "With the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from 2014 onwards, the issue of the misuse of modern communication technology via the internet and social media came to the...

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

In Their Own Words:

We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].

Abu Ali al-Askari, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) Security Official Mar. 2023
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