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September 10, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Last Edition of ISIS Magazine Youth of the Caliphate Released

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, a pro-ISIS group, Abd al-Faqir, released what it claims to be the last edition of the Youth...

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September 9, 2019

Fifth Year of Yemen War Continues with no End in Sight

The ongoing war in Yemen between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthis continues into its fifth year. The Houthis began taking control of parts of the country in mid-2014. In 2015, the threat to the Yemeni...

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September 3, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Another Pro-ISIS Channel Found on YouTube

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, a pro-ISIS account that linked to propaganda appeared on YouTube and an unofficial media...

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August 27, 2019

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Appears on “Crypto Social Network” Minds

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, a pro-ISIS account appeared on Minds, a “crypto social network.” Additionally, a new ISIS...

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August 22, 2019

Afghan Peace Negotiations Complicated By Resurgent ISIS Threat

(New York, N.Y.) - On August 17, a suicide bomber infiltrated and detonated a bomb at a wedding in western Kabul, killing 63 and injuring 182. ISIS claimed responsibility for the explosion, seeking to target members of the Shiite community. For...

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August 21, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: Internet Infrastructure Companies Critical To Curbing Online Extremism

Extremists across the world have misused social media platforms to upload violent propaganda and hateful manifestos. Counter Extremism Project (CEP ) Executive Director David Ibsen recently wrote in an op-ed for The Hill about the attacks in El Paso...

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August 19, 2019

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist T-Shirts Found On Teespring

Telegram Group Praises Mass Shootings; ISIS Releases New Propaganda (New York, N.Y.) – 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...

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August 15, 2019

End-To-End Encryption’s Potential To Harm Efforts To Combat Online Extremism

In the aftermath of the El Paso terrorist attack, it was revealed that alleged gunman Patrick Crusius posted his manifesto online. The tragedy, once again, raised questions about what tech companies can do to curb online extremism. One proposed...

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August 14, 2019

Actions In Kashmir Are Latest Conflicts In The Long-Disputed Region

On August 3, 2019, Indian authorities and Kashmir’s government ordered thousands of tourists and Hindu pilgrims to leave Indian-administered Kashmir, warning of a “terror threat” against Hindu pilgrims heading to the Amarnath shrine. Officials claim...

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August 13, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Cloudflare Provides Services To Pro-ISIS Propaganda Website

CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Although Cloudflare has ceased providing services 8chan , which hosted alleged El Paso attacker Patrick...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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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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