"A social network described as the 'anti-Facebook' has become a haven for neo-Nazis connected to militant hate groups, Motherboard has found. Minds is a US-based social network that bills itself as being focused on transparency (its code is open...

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Spin Machine Goes Into Overdrive

Earlier this month, an Associated Press investigation exposed whistleblower claims made to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that Facebook mislead the public about its 99 percent extremist content removal rate. The whistleblower...

CEP’s Dr. Hany Farid: “Blame has to be with the Social Media Companies that are Designed to Promote” Fake News

CEP today released the f ifth of a nine-part video series featuring CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid, titled "Fake News." Dr. Farid asserts that the blame for the proliferation of fake news online has to be shouldered squarely by tech companies like...

John Walker Lindh’s Release Raises an Opportunity & Risk

Tomorrow marks the release of John Walker Lindh , an American captured in Afghanistan while fighting for the Taliban just after the September 11 terrorist attacks. CEP has warned of the societal crisis facing America as more jihadist convicts like...

Combating Fake News: Dr. Hany Farid Explains

In part five of CEP's nine-part video series, Senior Advisor and digital forensics expert Dr. Hany Farid explains the problem of fake news and how blame has to be with the social media companies.

"The desktop version of popular messaging application Telegram reportedly contained an error that suggested money emojis when users clicked on the word "Jew." The Telegram support team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It was not...

"Yusuf Al-Qaradawi — who is known for his extreme views, including justifying suicide bombings and attacks on Jews — was pictured at the iftar reception hosted by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the current emir of Qatar. Despite such hate speech...

Extremist Content Online: Atomwaffen Division Continues Uploads on YouTube

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’s edition finds that several tech companies, including Google-owned YouTube, have failed to...

Zuckerberg’s 99 Percent Myth: Extremist Content Removal Claims False & Misleading

Since 2017, Facebook has announced to the public, shareholders and the U.S. Congress that it removes “99 percent” of Al Qaeda and ISIS-related content from its platforms. However, a recent Associated Press investigation into Whistleblower claims to...

"A deported ISIS recruiter is believed to have been in touch with Lisa Smith before she left for Syria. The Jordanian known as 'Abu Alaa' operated as Irish suicide bomber Khalid Kelly’s link to the terror group’s leaders. In the weeks before her...