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March 21, 2018

Two Years After Brussels Attacks

The deadliest act of terrorism in Belgium’s history took place on the morning of March 22, 2016 in Brussels, when ISIS suicide bombers killed 32 people and wounded more than 300 others in attacks at the Zaventem airport and the Maelbeek metro station...

Press Release

March 15, 2018

U.K. Lawmakers Highlight YouTube’s Shocking Inability to Remove Content by Banned Group National Action

CEP commended the U.K. parliamentarians of the Home Affairs Select Committee for exposing YouTube’s gross failure to remove videos from the banned far right group National Action from its platform 15 months after being reviewed by moderators. CEP...

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March 14, 2018

The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Turkey

On the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Muslim Brotherhood, CEP is publishing resources on the history and recent activities of the group in Egypt and Turkey, Since its inception in Egypt 90 years ago, the Muslim Brotherhood has fought for the...

CounterPoint Blog

Terror on Tumblr

Tumblr, the social media and blogging platform, is a haven for extremists, whether they support ISIS or violent neo-Nazi groups. The website, purchased by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in 2013 and now owned by Verizon subsidiary Oath, recently gained...

Videos

March 12, 2018

CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid on CBS

CEP Senior Adviser and Dartmouth Computer Science Chair Dr. Hany Farid discusses tools to identify fake videos deployed to manipulate the public, with Tony Dokoupil on CBS This Morning.

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March 12, 2018

CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College computer science professor Dr. Hany Farid discusses the growing problems posed by digitally altered video and how he is working to combat the threat.

CounterPoint Blog

Honor Taylor Force, End Pay-For-Slay

On March 8, 2016, 29-year-old American combat veteran Taylor Force was brutally murdered in a Tel Aviv stabbing spree that wounded 10 other people. The attacker, 22-year-old Bashar Masalha of the West Bank, was shot dead by Israeli police. A native...

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March 4, 2018

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and Senior Advisor, Dartmouth College computer scientist Dr. Hany Farid, discuss the successful campaign to remove thousands of Anwar al-Awlaki videos from YouTube and how existing technologies can impact the...

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March 1, 2018

Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other internet companies must show the European Union within three months that they are removing extremist content more rapidly or face legislation forcing them to do so. But in its strongest call yet to the...

CounterPoint Blog

Don't Extend the Welcome Mat to Hizb ut-Tahrir

In the coming months, Hizb ut-Tahrir America—the U.S. chapter of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (“HT”) Islamist network—plans to host its annual Khilafa Conference, which extols the virtues of establishing a future global Islamic caliphate. While HT doesn’t...

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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