The National: Judge warned Reading stabbing suspect Khairi Saadallah was falling through the cracks

Director of the Counter Extremism Project think tank, Hans-Jakob Schindler, said there was still a significant terror threat in Europe. “Only a few weeks into the pandemic, ISIS began calling again on its members to conduct attacks again," Mr...

The National: Fears missing ISIS millions are hidden in cryptocurrency ready for use as war chest

The Counter Extremism Project, a think tank, tracked the trend in a new report, Cryptocurrencies and Financing of Terrorism: Threat Assessment and Regulatory Challenges, launched in an online seminar on Monday. Its director, Hans-Jakob Schindler, who...

The National: Facebook supervisory board pledges independence on extremist content

Groups such as the Counter Extremism Project have led exposes of terrorist recruitment material on Facebook and its rivals. While some material can be removed, the response is far from comprehensive or complete.

Voice of America: Experts Split on Impact of Germany’s Hezbollah Ban

“Germany’s designation is a recognition of Hezbollah’s unitary nature – that it has no separate military or political wings as the EU declared in its 2013 designation,” said Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher at the Washington-based Counter Extremism...

The National: Social media platforms allow blacklisted extremists to use accounts

A fifth of the entities on the UN's designated terror list, checked in a random sample by researchers at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), had profiles on mainstream sites including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

Der Spiegel: Russland – Das ließ Alarmglocken schrillen“ – Interview mit Kacper Rekawek

Deutschlandfunk: Hisbollah-Verbot in Deutschland – Interview mit Alexander Ritzmann

Sicherheitsexperte Alexander Ritzmann begrüßt das Betätigungsverbot für die Hisbollah in Deutschland. Die Hisbollah sei jederzeit in der Lage gewesen, Anschläge in Deutschland zu verüben, habe dies aus verschiedenen Gründen seit langer Zeit aber...

Die Demokratisierung von Deepfakes – Ein Gespräch mit Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler,

Nauel Semaan sprach mit Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, dem Senior Director des Counter Extremism Project, über die „neue Superwaffe der Fake News“ – sogenannte Deepfakes.

Welt: Das Anti-Hass-Gesetz fällt im Stresstest durch

Die großen Online-Plattformen blockieren bei Weitem nicht alle offensichtlich rechtswidrigen Inhalte, die Nutzer ihnen melden. Das zeigt eine aktuelle Untersuchung. Die Plattformbetreiber sind jedoch nicht die einzige Schwachstelledes Gesetzes.

The New York Times: Can YouTube Quiet Its Conspiracy Theorists?

A new study examines YouTube’s efforts to limit the spread of conspiracy theories on its site, from videos claiming the end times are near to those questioning climate change.