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August 13, 2019

"To US computer scientist Hany Farid, Haskic’s case is typical of how radicalisation occurs via the Internet and moves gradually from open social networks to closed direct communication tools. 'So, the terrorist groups have just moved from one...

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August 10, 2019

"While companies can move quickly to share information about posts glorifying or depicting an attack so that they can be taken down, it’s difficult to do without catching legitimate news organizations in the mix as they report on the events. That...

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August 7, 2019

"Instead, extremism experts said that tackling the epidemic of extremist views being shared online required a large, collaborative effort that includes both lawmakers in Washington and the likes of Facebook, Google, and Twitter. 'Online platforms...

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August 7, 2019

"CEP Senior Director Hans Jakob Schindler discusses the significance of Hamza bin Laden's alleged death with host J.J. Green. Hamza bin Laden was widely expected to be the next leader of al-Qaeda."

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August 7, 2019

"Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare, known for protecting websites against attacks aimed at knocking them offline, is shielding a website linked to a known neo-Nazi terror group connected to several murders, Motherboard has learned. The...

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August 6, 2019

"8chan then quickly found a new protector that has counted several far-right users among its clients: Epik.com. But now, Voxility—an internet services company that worked with Epik—completely banned the new 8chan web host from its network...

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August 6, 2019

"security and performance company Cloudflare has now terminated its relationship with notorious online imageboard 8chan, firing the customer in the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso. For instance, numerous reports have alleged that multiple...

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August 6, 2019

"Though the territorial holdings of the Islamic State and its so-called “Caliphate” are no more, a recent United Nations report on the status of al-Qaeda and ISIS warns the latter terror group is using the internet to reestablish its global network...

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August 4, 2019

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses classifying the El Paso Shooting as a case of domestic terrorism.

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August 3, 2019

CEP Advisory Board Member August Hanning, the former director of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, comments on the growing threat from extremist ideologies in this article in the German daily newspaper Bild.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

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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