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März 22, 2023

CEP Workshop: The Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, And Recidivism Network – Creating A Community of Practice

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is pleased to invite you to the first Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism Network (4R Network) workshop.

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März 16, 2023

CEP Report: A Year Of Foreign Fighting For Ukraine

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing its latest report A Year Of Foreign Fighting For Ukraine, authored by CEP non-resident fellow and fellow at the University of Oslo’s Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX), Dr. Kacper Rekawek. It is...

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März 14, 2023

ICYMI: Section 230 Should Not Protect Companies From Negligent Product Design

(New York, N.Y.) — As the U.S. Supreme Court considers questions about liability shields under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, UC Berkeley professor and CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid co-authored an op-ed published by Wired on...

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März 13, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Group Criticizes Uneven Content Moderation In Newly Released Web Magazine

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located the 23rd issue of the pro-ISIS al...

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März 13, 2023

CEP Webinar: The Transnational Nexus of Violence-Oriented Right-Wing Extremism, Terrorism, and Organized Crime

Existing studies on the extremism/terrorism-crime nexus in recent years have focused on Islamist extremism and terrorism, while the transnational nexus between right-wing extremism/terrorism and organized crime groups remains under-researched. This...

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März 6, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Accounts Spreading Pro-ISIS And White Supremacist Propaganda Located On Meta-Owned Platforms

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located five pro-ISIS accounts on Meta-owned...

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März 2, 2023

Tech & Terrorism: Twitter Accepts More Payments From Prominent Islamists Designated By U.S., U.N.

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) this week identified a verified account which appears to belong to Maysar Ali al-Juburi, a U.S. Specially Designated National, suggesting that Twitter has again accepted payment from an individual prohibited by the...

Press Release

März 2, 2023

New Report Reveals That The Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Resurging Post-Pandemic

By failing to tackle illegal wildlife trafficking, the world is missing a critical opportunity to prevent the future spread of zoonotic disease, halt a man-made mass extinction of wildlife, and starve organized criminal and extremist groups of a $23...

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Februar 28, 2023

CEP Impact: Neo-Nazi Publisher’s Website Disabled

Action by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has resulted in the e-commerce platform BigCommerce canceling services to a neo-Nazi publisher that takes its name from the Ku Klux Klan. The publisher had been using BigCommerce as its name server and...

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Februar 27, 2023

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Propaganda Video Released Before Nigerian Elections Located On Facebook, Telegram

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located an ISIS propaganda video condemning...

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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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