"Qatar has played a major role in getting Israeli hostages out of Gaza, but it’s facing growing pressure to distance itself from Hamas. In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green”, Fran Townsend...

Help Keep Watch Over Extremist Content Online

The links between terrorist and extremist content on tech platforms and real-world violence are undeniable. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has long been at the forefront of monitoring these online spaces and responding to content that puts users...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Online incitement to terror ‘is key’: Hans-Jakob Schindler"

CEP CALLS ON DOHA FORUM SPEAKERS TO CALL OUT QATARI HOSTS

Today Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend called on speakers at the upcoming Doha Forum on December 10-11 to use that platform for good — and publicly demand that...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for story: "There's growing concern about the violence the Israel-Hamas war could be inspiring here in Europe. Over the weekend a German tourist was fatally stabbed in Paris. The suspect was...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, a senior director at the non-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP), told DW the attack demonstrated the 'new terror method of not actually planning complex attacks, but trying to inspire individuals online to conduct attacks.'...

"The lack of international attention on Afghanistan’s renewed terror threat is laying the groundwork for what Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Berlin- and New York-based Counter Extremism Project, called a “back to the future” repeat of...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Supporters Celebrate Paris Attack Suspect

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. CEP researchers located pro-ISIS TikTok users who spread propaganda...

"On the other hand, terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) sees the administrative assistance provided by foreign services for German prosecutors as fundamentally positive. 'This shows that the international...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on DW News: "There is no direct contact. So this goes via Qatar... they're going between Israel and Hamas."