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July 24, 2018

CEP Report: YouTube’s Ongoing Failure to Remove ISIS Content

CEP today released a new study that finds YouTube’s efforts to proactively remove extremist content from its platform are failing. The report calls into question YouTube’s claims of being able to remove ISIS videos quickly and effectively. Using a...

Press Release

July 23, 2018

MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Call With Counter Extremism Project Regarding New Report On ISIS YouTube Content

New York, NY – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) will hold a press call with Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Dr. Farid will discuss the release of a new CEP report detailing ISIS content on YouTube. WHO: Dr...

Press Release

July 20, 2018

CEP Statement On Knife Attack In Lübeck, Germany

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement in response to the attack today in Lübeck, Germany: “While all the facts surrounding today’s tragedy are not yet known, what is clear is that violence has become all too common in today’s world...

Press Release

July 20, 2018

Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: CEO Regurgitates Erroneous Talking Points In Most Recent Public Relations Stop

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ’s latest interview with Recode might give you a sense of déjà vu. The 90-minute conversation was simply a regurgitation of the same talking points from the company’s worldwide apology tour. Most notably, Mr. Zuckerberg...

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July 19, 2018

CEP Statement On Documentary Investigating Facebook Content Moderation Policies

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement regarding the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 investigation into Facebook’s content moderation policies, which showed multiple instances of incendiary and questionable content that were not taken...

Press Release

July 17, 2018

ICYMI: Google’s Redirect Program: An Anemic Response To The Plague Of Terror Content

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen published an op-ed regarding CEP's examination of Google's Redirect Pilot Program: "One of Google’s attempts––the Redirect Method Pilot Program––was launched in July 2017, two months after suicide bomber Salman...

Press Release

July 13, 2018

ISIS Endures As Social Media Fosters Virtual Caliphate

Following the latest media trend, ISIS now has a fake news problem. This week, the U.K.'s Independent reported that the terrorist organization was subject to an “onslaught of spoof propaganda and cyberattacks by international intelligence agencies.”...

Press Release

July 12, 2018

Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Facebook Faces Fines For Data Breaches

A U.K. government office announced this week that it intended to fine Facebook more than $600,000 for the Cambridge Analytica data breach, which violated Britain’s data-privacy laws. Facebook admitted on Tuesday to giving a Russian Internet company...

Press Release

July 6, 2018

Zuckerberg’s 99% Myth Exposed: Fake News & Violence On Platform Dampen July 4 Celebrations

As families in the United States celebrated Independence Day this week, authorities were on high alert for terror suspects seeking to disrupt the festivities. For example, in Cleveland, Ohio, FBI officials arrested Abdur Raheem Rahfeeq , who...

Press Release

July 2, 2018

CEP Statement On Facebook’s Previously Undisclosed User Data Practices

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen said the following in response to Facebook’s admission it gave 61 companies “special access” to user data it previously said had been restricted: “Facebook’s disclosure of the so-called ‘special deals’ is yet...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On January 23, 2019, two car bombs exploded outside of a mosque in Benghazi, Libya, killing 41 people and injuring 80 others. No group claimed responsibility for the blast, but remnants suggested an ISIS affiliate was responsible.  

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