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July 6, 2016

A computer scientist at Dartmouth College has developed new software aimed at quickly identifying and stopping the spread of extremist videos online that are used to incite violent attacks. Dr. Hany Farid developed the software with the Counter...

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July 6, 2016

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller joins host Chris Matthews to discuss the latest developments in the Bangladesh hostage situation.

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July 5, 2016

When Hany Farid started working a few decades ago on analyzing digital images, he was thinking about how to detect forgeries and copies of still photos and probably hadn’t even heard of the word “jihad.” Fast forward to 2016. The Dartmouth professor...

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June 30, 2016

CEP President and former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor Fran Townsend discusses the investigation process that comes after a terrorist attack with host Kate Snow.

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June 29, 2016

An American non-profit policy organization announced recently the launch of an app that allows social media companies and Internet sites to “quickly remove” jihadist, ISIS-related online propaganda from their platforms. The Counter Extremism Project...

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June 29, 2016

CEP President Fran Townsend, former Homeland Security advisor to President George W. Bush, joins "CBS This Morning" to weigh in on whether ISIS is to blame for the deadly blasts in Istanbul's major airport and the Turkish security officials' quick...

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June 29, 2016

CEP President Frances Townsend on CBS This Morning

CEP President Frances Townsend on CBS This Morning to Discuss Istanbul Airport Terror Bombing.

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June 28, 2016

CEP Condemns Attack at Istanbul's International Airport

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project released the following statement today in response to the attacks in Turkey: " The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) strongly condemns today's horrific terrorist attack at Istanbul's Ataturk international...

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June 28, 2016

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on MSNBC

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on MSNBC Discussing the Istanbul Airport Terrorist Attack.

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June 28, 2016

This article in the Spanish publication S ilicon , describes software developed by CEP that can automatically detect and remove extremist content from platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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