Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Updates Hate Speech Policy To Ban Content Denying Or Distorting The Holocaust

On Monday, Facebook updated its hate speech policy to ban content that “denies or distorts” information about the Holocaust. The company claimed that its latest policy change “is supported by the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the...

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for Svenska Yle's "Arenans radio" podcast, about the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, found guilty of running a criminal organization in Greece: "Most of the most nastiest groups and individuals within...

Extremist Content Online: French Subtitled ISIS Propaganda Video Re-Emerges On Multiple Websites

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 located a recently released ISIS propaganda...

"'There is no single magic answer to solving the misinformation apocalypse,' argues [CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany] Farid. Instead, the social platforms must be more responsible, and that means a combination of better labeling, a better focus on...

CEP Webinar: The Nordic Resistance Movement’s Activities, Strategies, and Tactics

The violent right-wing extremist milieu in the United States and Europe has developed a distinctly transnational character in its activities and therefore presents an increasing security threat on both sides of the Atlantic.

"The director of the Counter Extremism Project think-tank, Hans-Jakob Schindler, said this would be a change in tactics for the Kurdish forces, who have previously been against prosecuting fighters locally."

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts writes: "The overriding priority should be to bring these Isis brides to face justice wherever possible and as soon as it can be arranged. Leaving them to plot their escapes from the camps should not be an option...

"Mr Roberts, a senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project, insisted that the British authorities rapidly address the problem of overseas funding for ISIS, but said the priority should be bringing the women to justice."

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts spoke on TimesRadio on reports that ISIS supporters are using fund-raising applications and crowd-sourcing in order to help women and children escape Syrian camps. Roberts says ISIS supporters living in refugee...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Awards Grants to Organizations Opposing Extremism

Last month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded $10 million in federal grants to 29 organizations focused on countering the threat of extremism. The bulk of the awarded funding, which was made possible through DHS’s newly...