Zuckerberg’s Lobbying Mission In Brussels: EU Should Not Succumb To Tech Giants’ Pressure Over Europeans’ Safety

Ahead of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s meeting with European decision-makers scheduled for Monday, 17 February, in Brussels, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) warns against Zuckerberg’s lobbying efforts to water down upcoming digital policies such...

"'Zuckerberg failed to deliver on his numerous pledges to address extremism on his platform, especially in the wake of the Christchurch massacre being streamed live on Facebook,' David Ibsen, the executive director of the Counter Extremism Project...

"Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher for the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), concurred that while the LRA has 'weakened, it has not disappeared.'"

Tech & Terrorism: London Attack Again Raises Questions About Abdullah Al-Faisal’s Online Influence

The terrorist attack in Streatham, London, carried out by Sudesh Amman has brought again to the forefront the radicalizing, violent teachings of Islamist propagandist Abdullah al-Faisal. Reports indicate that Amman possessed copies of Faisal’s...

Violence In Mali Continues To Escalate As Jihadists Fuel Ethnic Tensions

Violence amongst ethnic groups in Mali has sparked concern from human rights campaigners. The country experienced its deadliest year for civilians in 2019 since Mali’s political and military crisis in 2012. Jihadists from al-Qaeda and ISIS have been...

Extremist Content Online: AQAP Claims Florida Naval Base Shooting, Neo-Nazis Offer Tech Services For Extremist Groups

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, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed...

Jordan Must Extradite U.S. Fugitive

Ahlam Ahmad al-Tamimi is one of the FBI’s most wanted female terrorists, charged with helping orchestrate a 2001 Hamas suicide bombing that killed 15, including two Americans. Since 2011, however, she has resided in Jordan and publicly scoffed at U.S...

Terrorism In 2019 Analyzed: Prison Radicalization And Returning Foreign Fighters Are New Threats

Analysis of all Islamist terrorism attacks, attempted attacks and plots in the EU last year reveals trends in terrorism. The report identifies online radicalization, prison radicalization, and returning foreign fighters as the main drivers behind...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "In the meantime we must deal with things as they are. We need a framework for sentencing and releasing prisoners and this is in progress. The quantity of years given to an extremist is less important than the...

"Recent events appear to have damaged The Base’s reputation among white supremacists, but Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher with the Counter Extremism Project, said it is too early to say what effect it will have on the group’s radicalized members."