Internet: Model of Technology with Dr. Hany Farid

In part two of a nine-part video series, CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid describes the internet, the model of technology and our responsibility to mitigate harm.

CEP Senior Diplomatic Advisor Marc Ginsberg writes: "The crumbled ISIS caliphate has bequeathed the world a terrible inheritance: Thousands of captured ISIS fighters and their families, many of whom remain dedicated to ISIS. And with the apparent re...

"The Trump administration is apparently nearing a formal designation of the international Muslim Brotherhood, which is the ideological progenitor of modern radical Sunni Islamism throughout the world, as a terrorist group. To put it mildly, this is...

CEP’s Dr. Hany Farid: “There is Real, Measurable Harm Happening From Moving Fast And Breaking Things”

CEP today released the second in a nine-part video series featuring CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, titled "Internet." In the video, Dr. Farid warns of how the tech industry’s and Facebook’s famed “Move Fast and Break Things” mantra is no longer...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Releases Propaganda Online Following Easter Sri Lanka Attacks

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 includes an overview of ISIS’ online activity glorifying the terrorist group’s Easter Sunday...

"The 47-year-old has been seen for the first time in five years in a new video released by ISIS to prove that he is still alive. Some say he was already a militant when the US and its allies invaded Iraq. Baghdadi founded the Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al...

"According to reports, President Donald Trump met with staunchly anti-Islamist Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi earlier this month and is now working to formally deem the Muslim Brotherhood — the international Islamist group that serves as the...

CEP Senior Director Hans Jakob Schindler discusses the continued importance of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. "His sole role now is to be the focal point, the symbol of the Islamic State."

"The Australian leader of an Islamist political group campaigning for Sharia law and a caliphate has been freed from jail in Jordan, his followers have said. Ismail Alwahwah (Abu Anas) has been released from prison in Jordan today after serving a one...

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook & Twitter Revenues Balloon Despite Non-Stop Controversies

This week, Facebook and Twitter reported astronomic increases in revenue. Facebook’s year-over-year first quarter revenue increased more than 25 percent to $15.1 billion and Twitter’s increased nearly 20 percent to $787 million . Contrary to what...