“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...

"The European Parliament has voted to compel social media companies to remove terrorist content within an hour of being ordered to do so. The bill, which passed on Wednesday evening, requires social media companies to remove or block access to the...

Extremist Content Online: CEP Continues Finding Christchurch Attack Content 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 videos from the Christchurch terror attack are still being uploaded...

European Parliament Passes Meaningful Vote on Terror Content File

The European Parliament today voted in favour of regulation preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. CEP Executive Director David Ibsen said the regulation was "a positive start in the fight against digital radicalisation, propaganda...

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen writes: "Today (April 17th), MEPs will be presented with the opportunity to replace the often heard “United in Grief” with “United in Action” through the online terror content file. In opting to remove terrorist...

"One group illustrating the online evolution of right wing terror groups is a burgeoning extremist network called the Feuerkrieg Division (FKD), which is listed by several terrorism trackers, including the TRAC analysis consortium and the not-for...

"The European Parliament approved a draft version of the law on Wednesday evening, which would impose a one-hour deadline to remove offending content. The law would affect social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, which could...