New Telegram Channel Shows ISIS Determination to Attack France

On February 13, a channel titled “Le Moujahid Solitaire” (The Lone/Solitary Mujahid) appeared on the Telegram messaging platform. The French language group posted information on several types of explosives that can be made with legally obtainable...

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the situation involving high ranking White House personnel who have yet to complete the security clearance process.

Taxpayers Should Not Bear the Cost of Online Extremist Content

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen issued a short statement regarding the U.K. Home Office's development of new technology to combat online extremist content that read in part: “Unfortunately, it is concerning that the tech industry’s failure to act...

CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid on SkyNews

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, in an interview with Sky News, discusses the availability of technologies capable of significantly reducing the incidence of extremist and other harmful content readily available on the Internet and social media...

CEP Executive Director writes in the Telegraph: “The devastating impact of online radicalisation through extremist videos was felt far too often in 2017. Whether it was the attacks carried out in Manchester and London by Islamist extremists or those...

Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor and CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid writes: Universities across the country are graduating record numbers of computer scientists, many of whom are finding employment in Silicon Valley. At the same time...

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discussed the recently released National Security Strategy and the necessity of fighting terrorism online as well as on the battlefield with host J.J. Green.

Illegal content and terrorist propaganda are still spreading rapidly online in the European Union, new analysis shows. With increased scrutiny on mainstream sites, alt-right and terrorist sympathizers are flocking to niche platforms where illegal...

Extremist Propagandists and Ideologues Maintain Presence Online

CEP's new resource, Guide to Online Propagandists, profiles online radical thought leaders who are active on social media platforms like YouTube and encourage violence and hate. While YouTube in November 2017 banned the videos of notorious al-Qaeda...

YouTube: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

YouTube’s actions continue to fall short of its rhetoric when it comes to fighting extremism. Despite very public announcements of new technologies, more content reviewers, and a stated dedication to preventing terrorists and extremist groups from...