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October 14, 2020 CEP Staff

Facebook Updates Hate Speech Policy To Ban Content Denying Or Distorting The Holocaust

The Latest Reactive Policy Change Follows Growing Pressure From Advocacy Groups On Monday, Facebook updated its hate speech policy to ban content that “denies or distorts” information about the Holocaust. The company claimed that its latest policy...

August 13, 2020 CEP Staff

Facebook Accounts Hijacked To Spread Pro-ISIS Propaganda

Hackers have hijacked Facebook accounts of prominent individuals to post ISIS propaganda. Australian journalist Julia Baird became the most recent victim this week, when her Facebook profile was compromised by unknown individuals. Baird’s profile was...

July 01, 2020 CEP Staff

Major Corporations Boycott Facebook Ad Spending Over Content Moderation Mishandling

Iconic consumer brands have begun pledging to temporarily or indefinitely halt advertisements on Facebook due to its consistent mishandling of extremist content, hateful rhetoric, and divisive information on its site. The boycott by more than 100...

June 02, 2020 CEP Staff

Facebook Blocks Measures Aimed At Curbing Presence Of Extremist Groups

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook executives deliberately “weakened or blocked” efforts to address and correct systematic software flaws after discovering its algorithms were facilitating the growth of extremist groups on the...

May 13, 2020 CEP Staff

Facebook Launches Content Moderation Oversight Board

Company Continues To Pursue “Delay, Deny & Deflect” PR Strategy Instead Of Enforcing Own Community Standards Last week, Facebook announced the formation of a 20-member independent oversight body tasked with making decisions on contentious content...

April 08, 2020 CEP Staff

Despite Terrorist Ties, Hizb ut-Tahrir Hosts Khilafah Conference On Facebook Live

A “Conveyor Belt” For Terrorists, HT Alumni Includes 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed On Sunday, the American chapter of noted Islamist extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) hosted its annual Khilafah (“Caliphate”) Conference using Facebook Live...

March 26, 2020 CEP Staff

Tech Companies Failing To Comply With Germany’s NetzDG Law, Study Finds

CEP Study Finds That Only 43.5 Percent Of Extremist And Terrorist Content Is Removed On Major Platforms The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Berlin conducted a new study between January 31 st and February 14 th to test big tech’s compliance with...

February 20, 2020 CEP Staff

Facebook Continues Lobbying Efforts In Hopes Of Hindering Content Moderation Legislation

The European Union has recently been debating various content moderation laws and policies in an aim to curb the spread of online extremist content. Instead of allowing lawmakers to do their jobs, Facebook has spent significant resources lobbying...

January 22, 2020 CEP Staff

U.N.-Designated Individuals Maintain Social Media Presence

Despite Claims, Facebook And Other Big Tech Firms Fail To Permanently Remove ISIS And Al-Qaeda Linked Financiers Facebook has made claims that it refers to international sanctions lists when working to remove terrorist content from their sites...

January 16, 2020 CEP Staff

Tech & Terrorism: Following Public Outcry and Government Criticism, Facebook Makes Another Reactive Policy Change

Company’s Latest Policy Still Inadequate For Tackling Misinformation Last week, Facebook announced a new policy change in their aim to eliminate deepfakes and the spread of manipulated media ahead of the 2020 presidential election. In their updated...

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On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers.

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Facebook Updates Hate Speech Policy To Ban Content Denying Or Distorting The Holocaust

Facebook Accounts Hijacked To Spread Pro-ISIS Propaganda

Major Corporations Boycott Facebook Ad Spending Over Content Moderation Mishandling

Facebook Blocks Measures Aimed At Curbing Presence Of Extremist Groups

Facebook Launches Content Moderation Oversight Board

Despite Terrorist Ties, Hizb ut-Tahrir Hosts Khilafah Conference On Facebook Live

Tech Companies Failing To Comply With Germany’s NetzDG Law, Study Finds

Facebook Continues Lobbying Efforts In Hopes Of Hindering Content Moderation Legislation

U.N.-Designated Individuals Maintain Social Media Presence

Tech & Terrorism: Following Public Outcry and Government Criticism, Facebook Makes Another Reactive Policy Change

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