CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid quoted: "'We are probably at the tip of the iceberg,' said Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert at the University of California, Berkeley. 'These things typically start on 4chan and other fringe sites, and by the...

Extremist Content Online: Suspected Steam Account Belonging To Christchurch Shooter Located

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. This week, CEP located a profile on the gaming distribution service and...

“'It is a technological problem, but it is really at the end of the day also a policy problem,' said Hany Farid, a computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-author of the study."

"Die großen Internetplattformen löschen offenbar nur einen Teil der problematischen Inhalte, die bei ihnen publiziert werden. Das ist das Ergebnis einer stichprobenartigen Untersuchung des Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Berlin."

"David Daoud, an analyst for the Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit NGO that works to combat extremist groups, told Al Arabiya English that while Hezbollah may have been hit by US sanctions, the group has five annual charity drives, and their...

"Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, a senior director with the Counter Extremism Project, says there were likely different reasons for the similarities in attack tactics between Hanau and Christchurch."

Uncertainty In Afghan Leadership Clouding Path Forward On Permanent Peace

Last Friday, the Trump Administration and the Taliban reached an agreement to reduce violence in Afghanistan. However, one major obstacle the current peace process faces is the confirmation of Ashraf Ghani’s second term win as president of...

CEP Cryptocurrency Study Findings to be Presented at March 25 Event in Berlin, Germany

The findings of a new cryptocurrency study conducted by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and Berlin Risk will be presented March 25 at a public event in Berlin, Germany held in conjunction with the Germany Chapter of the Association of Certified...

Extremist Content Online: Alleged Shooter In Deadly German Attacks Celebrated By White Supremacists On Telegram, Chan-Style Imageboards

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. This week, white supremacist Telegram channels and chan-style...

Burkina Faso on the Precipice of Chaos

The security situation in Africa’s Sahel region continues to deteriorate. In January 2020, the U.N. envoy to West Africa reported that terrorist attacks have increased fivefold in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger since 2016. In 2019 alone, there were...