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On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
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CEP Advisory Board members Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "'Just because it’s out of sight and out of mind, which it is for the vast majority of Americans, doesn’t mean it’s not a very serious problem,' said Nathan Sales, who oversaw efforts to...
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: "Hezbollah is blacklisted as a terrorist organisation by numerous countries, including the United States and the UK since 2019. But the EU has only designated Hezbollah’s military wing, not the...
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Dr. Hany Farid, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) senior advisor and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, released the following statement in support of the Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act of 2021. This bill—which will be...
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"Others expressed support for the bill, including Dr. Hany Farid, senior advisor at UC Berkeley's Counter Extremism Project. 'By hiding behind a distorted interpretation of a three-decade old regulation crafted at the dawn of the modern internet, the...
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CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid quoted: "'By hiding behind a distorted interpretation of a three-decade old regulation crafted at the dawn of the modern internet, the titans of tech have escaped responsibility for their dangerous and deadly...
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"Who is committing these crimes against Jews? To answer that question, I turned to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)."
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CEP President Fran Townsend interviewed: "When I watched American diplomats and military leaving Kabul, it really sort of broke my heart. Because when we went into Afghanistan, we promised our partners we would be there for the long-term."
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"'Probation service and others who are involved in risk management have failed to protect the public with appalling results' Prof Ian Acheson, senior advisor at the Counter Extremism Project, offers his take on the release of an extremist who plotted...
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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 found seven Facebook accounts that posted pro...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
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