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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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Seven years ago, notorious AQAP propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a U.S. drone strike; but even in his death, his works and lectures continue to live on in the Internet. However, after years of advocacy from CEP, in November 2017, Awlaki ’s...
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CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement in response to Google-owned YouTube’s delayed decision to crack down on dangerous, viral challenges and pranks, while allowing numerous examples of extremist content to remain on its platform...
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CEP organized a high-level meeting on January 15 in Strasbourg, France, with Commissioner for the Security Union Sir Julian King and Members of the European Parliament to discuss the pending legislative initiative designed to prevent the...
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The arrest of Peter Cherif, one of Frances most-wanted terrorist suspects, may shed light on the planning of the deadly attacks at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and at a kosher supermarket four years ago. Cherif, a member of al-Qaeda in the...
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More than 70 years after the defeat of Nazi Germany, ethno-nationalist and white supremacist movements in Europe continue to thrive. They include far-right political parties, neo-Nazi movements, and apolitical protest groups. In its new report...
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CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement regarding the testimony of Google CEO Sundar Pichai before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today that read in part: “What we heard today was more of the same. More misdirection. More excuses...
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The United States is facing a pending, pressing counterterrorism challenge as dozens of individuals with terrorism-related convictions are set to be released from prison, Parallel Networks Co-Founders Mitch Silber and Jesse Morton found in their...
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YouTube is not effectively curbing extremist content, according to various experts and policymakers interviewed by NPR ’s Tim Mak last week. YouTube’s algorithms are designed to keep viewers hooked and suggest progressively more extreme videos to...
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On Tuesday, Facebook Vice President for Policy Solutions Richard Allan was grilled before a hearing comprised of nine countries : Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Ireland, Latvia, Singapore, France, Belgium and Britain. Described as a “ first-of-its-kind...
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CEP, in partnership with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS ), launched a joint report analyzing the impact of Germany’s Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG ). In the report, Germany’s NetzDG: A key test for combatting online hate , researchers...
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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