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CEP released a new report, Spiders of the Caliphate: Mapping the Islamic State's Global Network on Facebook, which details how ISIS followers continue to exploit Facebook to host meetings, link to terrorist propaganda, and organize on the popular...
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CEP's new report highlights the enduring problem of terrorist content on YouTube and determines the veracity of Google’s claims touting the efficacy of the company’s efforts to combat online extremism. “Despite Google’s own efforts in touting the...
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Terrorists and criminals are able to pocket up to US $800 million a week or $43 billion a year from activities taking place in Latin America’s Tri-Border Area (TBA) according to a new report released today by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and...
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The Iranian-sponsored Lebanese terror group Hezbollah has grown militarily and politically despite U.N. resolutions and international agreements demanding its disarmament. In coming parliamentary elections May 6, Hezbollah will attempt to further...
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CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement commending the InterContinental Hotels Group and the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites for prohibiting Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), a group whose alumni include 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and...
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White supremacist and white nationalist groups in the United States are numerous and varied. In its Guide to White Supremacy Groups, CEP profiles some of the most virulent white supremacist groups in the United States.The resource demonstrates the...
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CEP issued a statement and research today in response to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s claims that the company removes 99 percent of extremist content on its platform, that read in part: “There is no way to independently verify Mr. Zuckerberg’s...
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Following Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before members of the U.S. Senate Committees on the Judiciary and Commerce, CEP points out that extremist and terrorist material remains on Facebook. "Clearly, Mr. Zuckerberg's claims on successfully...
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CEP Executive Director David Ibsen issued a statement in response to the failure of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to address the problems associated with extremist content on Facebook’s platforms in his formal testimony prepared for the April 11...
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CEP called on Members of Congress to hold tech companies accountable on issues of public safety and security as they prepare for upcoming hearings with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Ahead of his testimony, CEP is releasing a list of questions for...
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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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