CEP Executive Director David Ibsen writes: "Lately, Big Tech advocates have begun to promote the idea that extremist and terrorist content online remains an issue solely for smaller social media sites and alternative encrypted platforms. While...

U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Financing Network Of Iran-Backed Houthis

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently announced terrorism-related sanctions imposed on a group of twelve individuals and entities reportedly affiliated with funding the Iran-backed Houthis—officially...

Extremist Content Online: Cache Of Explosive Manuals Found On the Internet Archive

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 discovered a large cache of explosive manuals on the...

"The text exchanges center on what they portray as concrete plans for white men and women to move to Maine and make a “white future” for themselves. According to the transcripts, provided by the Counter Extremism Project, Pohlhaus (who says he lives...

"Attacks in Syria have surged. In February, there were 29 attacks compared with just 6 in January 2020, according to the New-York-based Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit organization that tracks radical groups."

U.K. Court Hears Claim Against Qatar Alleging Support For Al-Nusra Front Terror Group

A lawsuit recently filed in London by nine Syrian nationals alleges that Qatar provided hundreds of millions of dollars in support to al-Nusra Front, a former al-Qaeda affiliate and one of the strongest insurgent groups in Syria. The Syrian nationals...

"Researchers at the Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit international group working to combat the threat from extremist ideologies, confirmed the context of the video to AFP. It was taken in Homs province, and released by ISIS member Wilayat Homs...

"The nonprofit Counter Extremism Project says NSC-131 is a 'leaderless, decentralized organization' and lists Hood, previously of Malden, as its 'alleged founder.' During the Jan. 6 riot, screenshots taken from Telegram, the encrypted messaging app...

Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Telegram Channel Praises Alleged Potential Texas Mass Shooter

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, a neo-Nazi group celebrated Coleman Thomas Blevins, who was...

"During the Israeli bombing campaign, user statistics for alqassam.ps, the main site of Hamas' military branch, known as the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, rose significantly, the Counter Extremism project said."