"Lockdowns fit this recruitment agenda. Stuck at home with money running short, people might become 'more receptive to these movements', warns Joshua Fisher-Birch, of the Counter-Extremism Project, an NGO."

How to Join ISIS Starts Online

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, jihadist groups have remained focused on recruiting new followers and fighters all across the globe. ISIS originally advised its followers in March against international travel and to practice safe social...

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Our problem is fundraising, clan crime, a mafia-style structure in both Berlin and Essen..."

White Supremacy Groups in America

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) maintains resources documenting white supremacist groups—their history and known activities—currently operating in the United States. These groups continue to propogate hatred, bigotry, and violence against racial...

"'Legally, Jordan’s parliament has to ratify a treaty, much the same way that the US Congress has to ratify any treaty signed by the president in order for it to have the force of law,' explained Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher at the Counter...

"The Counter Extremism Project, which has been a leading voice on Facebook's systemic failure to remove harmful material and propaganda from its platform, has been sharply critical of the appointments. It said the composition of the board and its...

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Launches Content Moderation Oversight Board

Last week, Facebook announced the formation of a 20-member independent oversight body tasked with making decisions on contentious content issues, such as online extremism, hate speech, harassment, and user privacy and security. Facebook’s Oversight...

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Street Fighting Gang Creates Telegram Channel Promoting Anti-Immigrant & Anti-Semitic Content

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, the white supremacist street fighting gang, Rise Above...

The Counter Extremism Project quoted as saying: “Indian Muslims are the target audience for Voice of Hind magazine, of which there are currently three issues. The magazine attempts to appeal to Indian Muslims by trying to make a case for ISIS...

"The Counter Extremism Project has also warned extremist groups are continuing to plot attacks. 'The arrest of an ISIS-linked cell in Germany on April 15 is a reminder of that reality,' it said."