Other experts warned that despite the social media companies claiming they can identify and remove extremist content within hours of it being posted, they are still not moving fast enough. According to the non-profit Counter Extremism Projects...

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses criticism ​leveled against tech companies for not doing more to detect and remove terrorist content by members of the Senate Commerce Committee.

Burton factory worker Munir Mohammed used an extremist video to learn how to build a bomb – and that film was still available online only last week, despite his plot being foiled 13 months ago, it is claimed. David Ibsen, executive director of the...

CEP Research at Senate Commerce Committee Hearing

At U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation's hearing, “Terrorism and Social Media: #IsBigTechDoingEnough ?", Chairman Senator John Thune cites CEP research on an ISIS bomb-making video.

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on BBC World Service Radio

On January 18, 2018, CEP Spokesperson and Senior Policy Advisor Tara Maller discussed the January 17 U.S. Senate hearing on social media and technology companies responsibility to address online extremism on their platforms.

A bomb-making manual believed to have been downloaded by a Derby man who was days away from launching a massive terrorist attack is still on Google, it has been claimed. David Ibsen, executive director of the Counter Extremism Project, which helps...

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on Bloomberg Technology

CEP Spokesperson and Senior Policy Advisor Tara Maller spoke on Bloomberg Technology regarding U.S. Senate committee hearing on social media companies' role in addressing extremism on their platforms.

“The UK and the EU must recognize the semantic fallacy of a difference between the military and political wings of Hezbollah,” said David Ibsen, the executive director of the Counter-Extremism Project, a US-based non-government organization. “There...

Militias Beholden to Iran Complicate Future of Iraq

CEP released updated resources on three of Iraq's most powerful Shiite militias, part of a government sanctioned umbrella group that is heavily funded by and beholden to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Several of the groups have fought extensively on...

Updated CEP Interactive Map Highlights Extremism and Counter-Extremism Efforts in 45 Countries

(New York, NY) -- CEP today released new resources on extremism and counter-extremism efforts in six new countries, expanding to 45 the number of countries profiled in its interactive map. New countries profiled include Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia...