"Joshua Fisher-Birch of the Counter Extremism Project described the trend as 'very concerning.' Militant neo-Nazis 'really are trying to exploit the crisis,' he explained. 'They see that people are afraid. They want people to be even more afraid...

Tech & Terrorism: Amazon Continues Allowing Sales Of Anti-Semitic, Neo-Nazi Propaganda

Earlier this month, Amazon announced a ban on the sale of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf from its site, telling sellers that they would no longer be allowed to list the autobiographical screed on its website, citing sales as a violation of their code of...

"'Neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channels have increased their calls for destabilisation and violence related to COVID-19,' Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher from the United States-based Counter Extremism Project, which monitors international...

Terrorism in the Age of Coronavirus

Earlier this month, ISIS warned its followers through its al-Naba newsletter to “stay away from the land of the epidemic” by avoiding Europe and other areas affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). While this initially seemed like a silver...

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies Failing To Comply With Germany’s NetzDG Law, Study Finds

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Berlin conducted a new study between January 31 st and February 14 th to test big tech’s compliance with Germany’s 2018 NetzDG online content moderation law. The law in its current form requires online platforms to...

"'Extreme right-wing accelerationist and neo-Nazi Telegram chats and channels have increased their frequency of calling for violence related to the coronavirus since the president’s declaration of a national emergency on March 13,' Counter Extremism...

CEP researcher Joshua "Fisher-Birch said the posts that attracted the attention of the FBI and Homeland Security are similar to others that predated the pandemic. They encourage action but without a specific plan."

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Group Green Brigade ‘Disbands’ Itself, Part Of Dubious Trend

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, the neo-Nazi environmental group, Green Brigade, claimed on...

CEP Webinar on April 1: Foreign Fighters and the Conflict in Ukraine

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), in conjunction with the Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security (BIGS), will host a webinar on April 1, where new research into the phenomenon of foreign fighters in the war in Ukraine will be presented.

"He joined al-Qa'ida in Iraq after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam in 2003, the multi-national Counter Extremism Project said."