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August 6, 2019

"security and performance company Cloudflare has now terminated its relationship with notorious online imageboard 8chan, firing the customer in the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso. For instance, numerous reports have alleged that multiple...

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August 6, 2019

"Though the territorial holdings of the Islamic State and its so-called “Caliphate” are no more, a recent United Nations report on the status of al-Qaeda and ISIS warns the latter terror group is using the internet to reestablish its global network...

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August 4, 2019

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses classifying the El Paso Shooting as a case of domestic terrorism.

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August 3, 2019

CEP Advisory Board Member August Hanning, the former director of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, comments on the growing threat from extremist ideologies in this article in the German daily newspaper Bild.

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August 1, 2019

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the death of Hamza bin Laden and its potential impact on the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

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August 1, 2019

"A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided against victims of attacks by Hamas who looked to hold Facebook accountable for allegedly enabling a social-media platform for the U.S.-designated terrorist group to promote its objectives. 'More must be...

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Juli 27, 2019

"Deepfakes are becoming more difficult to detect as the technology used to create them advances, said Hany Farid, a computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who has a financial stake in Truepic and whose research on media...

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Juli 25, 2019

"With that in mind, we used lists of organizations promoting hate from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Hope Not Hate, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, and the Counter Extremism Project, in addition to channels recommended on the white supremacist...

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Juli 24, 2019

“A 2016 explosion that killed 224 people aboard a plane leaving Egypt for Russia might be linked to British Airways’ recent decision to cancel flights to Egypt. CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler joins host J.J. Green to discuss the suspension...

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Juli 23, 2019

"The Counter Extremism Project has identified European Ethno-nationalist and white supremacy groups. Its report found that: 'More than 70 years after the defeat of Nazi Germany, ethno-nationalist and white supremacist movements in Europe continue to...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

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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