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September 25, 2019

CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid Testifies Before House Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Statement and highlights from the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing, "Online Imposters and Disinformation" on September 26, 2019.

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September 22, 2019

Ukraine Conflict: Motor for Right-Wing Extremism Around the Globe

In this video series, CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler and GLOBSEC's Kacper Rekawek discuss a forthcoming project on the conflict in Ukraine and right-wing extremism.

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September 19, 2019

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler on Newstalk ZB, New Zealand Radio

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler spoke with Newstalk ZB about Facebook's reactive, rather than proactive approach, when addressing extremist content online.

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September 18, 2019

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler Discusses Facebook Delayed Rollout of Redirection Campaign

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler speaks with Derek Cheng of Newstalk ZB in response to news that Facebook would direct New Zealand users who search for white supremacy pages to anti-hate groups to help them de-radicalise, a strategy...

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Juni 20, 2019

Responsibility: Tech Should Take a Hard Look

In the last installment of CEP's video series on extremism online, Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley says, "I think that companies have to start taking more responsibility for what they've created...

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Juni 13, 2019

Pressure Points: Pushing Tech to Do Better

In video eight of a nine-part series, CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid explains how if tech companies can't decide that they should do better, the public should decide for them.

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Juni 6, 2019

Products and Consumers: Dr. Hany Farid Explains

In video seven of a nine-part series, CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid discusses how tech companies have a responsibility to consumers and can no longer say "we're just a platform".

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Mai 30, 2019

Advertising: The Business Model of the Internet

In part six of a nine-part video series, CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, asserts that the current business model for tech companies, free services in exchange for personal data, has created...

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Mai 22, 2019

Combating Fake News: Dr. Hany Farid Explains

In part five of CEP's nine-part video series, Senior Advisor and digital forensics expert Dr. Hany Farid explains the problem of fake news and how blame has to be with the social media companies.

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Mai 16, 2019

Misuse of the Internet: Dr. Hany Farid Explains

In part four of CEP's nine-part video series, Senior Advisor and digital forensics expert Dr. Hany Farid explains how tech companies have failed in response to misuse of their platforms.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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