" A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers accused Twitter on Tuesday of violating U.S. law in allowing content from U.S.-designated terrorist groups, including Hezbollah and Hamas, to appear on its site. 'It is outrageous that Twitter, a U.S.-based...

"Hate preacher Anjem Choudary is inspiring his network of extremists and poses a renewed terror threat a year after he left jail, an analysis by experts has warned. Experts from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) say the decision to give Choudary...

"Mr Acheson, a senior adviser with the US-based Counter-Extremism Project, said society must understand how terrorists are radicalised and motivated. 'We don’t want to in any way, shape or form cede any ground to people who wish to murder for...

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project, said the rise of terrorist violence performed online can’t be blamed on any one technology. But the power that a video-sharing platform gives users, to broadcast live to...

Tech & Terrorism: Atomwaffen Division Video Reuploaded To YouTube After Removal

YouTube is unable or unwilling to keep known extreme neo-Nazi propaganda off their website. An Atomwaffen Division (AWD ) propaganda video clip has been reuploaded to YouTube, most likely by the original uploader . In both cases, the account has...

CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid Testifies Before House Energy & Commerce Committee

Statement and highlights from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce's hearing, "Fostering a Healthier Internet to Protect Consumers" on October 16, 2019. Dr. Hany Farid is a Senior Adviser of the Counter Extremism Project, developer of PhotoDNA...

Extremist Content Online: Twitch Streamed German Synagogue Shooting Proliferating on Telegram

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’s edition finds the Yom Kippur synagogue shooting in Halle, Germany that was livestreamed on...

"Following India’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu & Kashmir, there were protests by anti-India elements outside the India House in London during the Independence Day celebrations. One such protest was organised by Hizb-ut-Tahrir or...

Tech & Terrorism: Content Removal Policies Must be Applied Consistently Across all Types of Extremism

Facebook recently made modifications to its Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, in an attempt to limit extremism on its platform. Amongst other changes, the company updated its definition of terrorist organizations from “acts of violence...

"While Germany has confronted its past and continues to educate and advocate, not enough is being done to confront its historical record. Campaign posters in so-called ‘Luther country’ Thuringia have raised the specter of antisemitism in recent days...