CEP Releases First of Nine-Part Online Extremism Video Series Featuring Dr. Hany Farid

CEP tod ay released the first of a nine-part video series featuring CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid , the Albert Bradley 1915 Third Century Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College and incoming School of Information and EECS professor at...

Intro: Dr. Farid Introduces Nine-Part Video Series on Online Extremism

In part one of a nine-part video series, CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, the Albert Bradley 1915 Third Century Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College and incoming School of Information and EECS professor at UC Berkeley, introduces the...

At least 350 people were killed and more than 500 were wounded in the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka. CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, joins host J.J. Green to discuss ISIS's role in helping local extremist groups plan and...

Smart Regulation and Smart Technology

CEP and the UN Office of Counter Terrorism will have a brown bag lunch and roundtable discussion on April 25 from 1-2:30 hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UN. The topic of the free event will be the regulatory...

ICYMI: CEP Identifies Multiple Examples of Infamous ISIS Bomb Making Video Online

On April 17, 2019, CEP researchers located the infamous ISIS bomb-making and execution video, “You Must Fight Them O Muwahhid ,” on several video streaming and file download websites. The video shows step-by-step instructions for the construction of...

"Sri Lanka's decision to block all social media following deadly bombings on Easter Sunday is reigniting the debate over how to combat online disinformation. Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and an adviser to the...

“With large numbers of people due to visit Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Summer Games, the Japanese authorities are making anti-terrorism preparations ahead of one of the most significant global events. Yes, Japan is now one of the world’s most peaceful...

“ISIS bride Lisa Smith allegedly trained children in weapons while she was in Syria, sources who are investigating the activities of the group have told Extra.ie. The Louth woman, who is being held with her two-year-old daughter in Al Hawl camp on...

Smart Regulation and Smart Technology

CEP and the UN Office of Counter Terrorism will have a brown bag lunch and roundtable discussion on April 25 from 1-2:30 hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UN. The topic of the free event will be the regulatory...

Tech & Terrorism: One Month After New Zealand Massacre Broadcasted on Facebook Live, Company Revises Livestream Policy

CEP has documented Facebook’s reactionary policy changes since November 2007, exposing how the company typically makes improvements following public accusations, scandal or pressure from governments. This week, Facebook announced that it will begin...