International Business Times: Fighting Isis with computer code: Professor builds software to combat Daesh propaganda

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Dartmouth University professor Hany Farid, working alongside the non-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP), claims to have built new cutting-edge software capable of automatically flagging photos, videos and even audio files uploaded by groups like Al-Qaeda or the so-called Islamic State (Isis).

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June 20, 2016
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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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