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  • CEP Recommendations: Tackling Extremist Content Online

    CEP set out a number of recommendations ahead of the release of the European Commission’s proposal on removal of terrorist content online in autumn 2018. In a position paper, CEP reiterates that online platforms are not doing enough to tackle extremist content online.
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  • Paraguay and Terrorism in the Tri-Border Area

    Numerous terrorist groups operate in Paraguay’s southeast near its border with Argentina and Brazil. U.S.-sanctioned terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, al-Qaeda, and Hamas, are believed to recruit, plan attacks, and fundraise in the TBA, and within Paraguay specifically.
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  • eGLYPH Web Crawler White Paper: ISIS Content on YouTube

    From March 8 to June 8, 2018, CEP conducted a study to better understand how ISIS content is being uploaded to YouTube, how long it is staying online, and how many views these videos receive.
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  • eGLYPH Web Crawler White Paper: ISIS Content on YouTube (Fact Sheet)

    (Fact Sheet) From March 8 to June 8, 2018, CEP conducted a study to better understand how ISIS content is being uploaded to YouTube, how long it is staying online, and how many views these videos receive.
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  • OK Google, Show Me Extremism: Analysis of YouTube’s Extremist Video Takedown Policy and Counter-Narrative Program

    In August 2018, CEP reviewed a total of 649 YouTube videos for extremist and counter-narrative content. The result highlights the extent of the enduring problem of terrorist content on YouTube.
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  • Spiders of the Caliphate

    This report analyzes the strength of ISIS’s network on Facebook using online network measurement tools and uncovers the myriad of ways in which IS operates on Facebook.
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra

    The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations.
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - English)

    (Fact Sheet - English) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations. 
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - French)

    (Fact Sheet - French) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations.
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - Spanish)

    (Fact Sheet - Spanish) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations.
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  • Brazil's Lax Approach to Countering Terrorism

    Numerous terrorist groups operate in Brazil’s southwest near its border with Argentina and Paraguay. U.S.-sanctioned terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, al-Qaeda, and Hamas, are believed to recruit, plan attacks, and fundraise in the TBA, and within Brazil specifically.
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  • Extremists & Online Propaganda

    This report profiles 168 individuals who consumed official propaganda materials produced by the media arms of groups like ISIS, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and al-Shabab, which are intentionally crafted to radicalize, inspire, and incite to violence.
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