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June 20, 2016

Swiss news media outlet Neue Zürcher Zeitung describes software developed by CEP that can automatically detect and remove extremist content from platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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June 20, 2016

Dartmouth University professor Hany Farid, working alongside the non-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP), claims to have built new cutting-edge software capable of automatically flagging photos, videos and even audio files uploaded by groups like...

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June 20, 2016

CEP, a non-partisan organization with a blue ribbon board of advisors, announced it has developed a solution that can enable social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to quickly identify and remove radical Islamic content.

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June 20, 2016

Since extremists started recruiting online, people have been looking for ways of stopping them. The new solution for online recruiting, appropriately enough, is closely related to the software used to combat child pornography. The endless videos of...

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June 20, 2016

Tara Maller, spokeswoman for the Counter Extremism Project, said governments have taken strides toward thwarting the Islamic State's social media campaign, but the online war is far from won. "The general opinion is there is a lot of work to be done...

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June 20, 2016

Some in the tech industry are quietly expressing skepticism about a new proposal to rid the internet of Islamic State propaganda online. But the plan has an important new backer: the White House. — The blessing: “We welcome the launch of initiatives...

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June 20, 2016

A computer scientist and a nonprofit are teaming up to use technology designed to stop child pornography from spreading across the web to take on terrorist propaganda. Defense One reports on the effort by the Counter Extremism Project and Hany Farid...

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July 20, 2016

In an interview with Fox News, CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses a new ISIS propaganda video praising the Orlando attack that killed 49 people and CEP's new technology that can help social media companies automatically remove the most violent...

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June 17, 2016

A software tool unveiled Friday aims to help online firms quickly find and eliminate extremist content used to spread and incite violence and attacks. The Counter Extremism Project, a nongovernment group based in Washington, proposed its software be...

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June 17, 2016

Dartmouth College computer science professor Hany Farid -- using funding from Microsoft Corp. -- has developed technology to help scrub extremist content from the internet. Working with the nonprofit think tank Counter Extremism Project, Farid built...

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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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