CEP Webinar: "Terrorist Content Online Regulation in the EU” – Alexander Ritzmann (CEP)

On May 6, 2020, CEP hosted a webinar that focused on the objective and implications of new online content moderation regulation and legislation and the status of the discussions surrounding them. It also addressed critical issues like automated...

CEP Webinar: "Terrorist Content Online Regulation in the EU” – Roderik De Turck

On May 6, 2020, CEP hosted a webinar that focused on the objective and implications of new online content moderation regulation and legislation and the status of the discussions surrounding them. It also addressed critical issues like automated...

CEP-KAS Webinar: Cryptocurrencies And Terrorism Financing

Cryptocurrencies as a decentralized value transfer and storage mechanism are one of the most important current innovations in the financial industry. Their technical structure allows individuals and entities to quickly, efficiently, and globally...

Extremist Content Online: RocketChat Channel Praises Suspected Vehicular Terror Attack & Encourages Violence During Ramadan, COVID-19 Crisis

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. This week, a pro-ISIS RocketChat chatroom celebrated the recent...

New CEP Report: Career Break or New Career? Extremist Foreign Fighters in Ukraine

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published a new report today that analyzes the profiles of individuals that joined the conflict in the Ukraine from abroad. The study, Career Break or New Career? Extremist Foreign Fighters in Ukraine, focuses on...

"A fifth of the entities on the UN’s designated terror list, checked in a random sample by researchers at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), had profiles on mainstream sites including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter."

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, on DW News' "The Day with Brent Goff", discusses Germany's designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, including its criminal activities and role in conflicts around the world such as Syria.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler on DW News' The Day

On DW News' "The Day with Brent Goff", Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses Germany's designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, including its criminal activities and role in conflicts around the world such as Syria.

Germany Designates Iran-Backed Hezbollah As A Terrorist Organization In Its Entirety

Today, Germany designated Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, banning all of its activities in the country. The announcement by the Federal Ministry of the Interior came hours after German authorities raided properties in Bremen...

Germany has acted on Hezbollah. Now the EU must follow.

On April 30, Germany took the long overdue step of designating Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist group. It is past time that the European Union update its own designation of Hezbollah and ban the group in its entirety in order to limit its...