Hany Farid

June 19, 2020

CEP-KAS Webinar: On The Threat of Deep Fakes To Democracy And Society

For years, the influence of fake news and the manipulation of public and political perception has been a threat to political systems. During the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories have risen to new...

October 03, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies Fail to Curb Online Abuses

Child exploitation content on the Internet has dramatically increased, and current efforts to prevent and remove it by tech companies and law enforcement are not enough. In a recent New York Times article , Counter Extremism Project ( CEP ) Senior...

May 16, 2019

CEP’s Dr. Hany Farid: Tech Companies Have Failed “To Recognize Abuses on Their Platform”

CEP today released the fourth of a nine-part video series featuring CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid. In this week’s video, titled “Misuse ,” Dr. Farid states that tech companies have time and again failed to recognize misuses of their platform by...

November 10, 2017

ICYMI: Recent News and Analysis from CEP

ICYMI: CEP is making available short summaries and links to significant recent news stories and resources. For example, one story highlights the discovery of 19 different ISIS videos on websites and platforms, including a clip instructing on how to...

June 07, 2017

ICYMI: Dr. Hany Farid Discusses eGLYPH Technology for Detecting Extremist Content Online

CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid was interviewed on June 5 by CNN’s Jake Tapper about the eGLYPH technology and the reluctance of Internet and social media companies to utilize it. In an editorial in...

December 08, 2016

ICYMI: Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, CEP Technology Featured on HBO’s VICE News Tonight

HBO’s VICE News Tonight broadcast a segment that detailed the workings of CEP's hashing technology, developed with Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid, that is capable of removing extremist images, video, and audio content...

December 06, 2016

Tech Companies’ Hashing Technology a Step in the Right Direction, Raises Significant Questions

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, in a statement, said he was pleased that social media companies, with support from the European Union, are adopting technology that will help remove extremist content from their platforms. He noted that the...

April 27, 2021

Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Senate Subcommittee Examines Role Algorithmic Amplification Plays In Driving Extremist Content

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law held a hearing today on algorithmic amplification and its role in spreading extremist content on social media platforms. Among those testifying were Facebook’s Vice President...

March 10, 2021

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies That Algorithmically Amplify Terrorist Content Should Not Receive Section 230 Immunity

As calls for reform to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continue, lawmakers in Congress have begun shifting their approach from attempting major reform to tailoring it to individual types of content. For instance, one proposal would...

June 23, 2016

Dr. Hany Farid Featured on "Morning Joe"

CEP Senior Advisor Explains New Technology for Fighting Online Extremism

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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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CEP-KAS Webinar: On The Threat of Deep Fakes To Democracy And Society

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies Fail to Curb Online Abuses

CEP’s Dr. Hany Farid: Tech Companies Have Failed “To Recognize Abuses on Their Platform”

ICYMI: Recent News and Analysis from CEP

ICYMI: Dr. Hany Farid Discusses eGLYPH Technology for Detecting Extremist Content Online

ICYMI: Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, CEP Technology Featured on HBO’s VICE News Tonight

Tech Companies’ Hashing Technology a Step in the Right Direction, Raises Significant Questions

Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Senate Subcommittee Examines Role Algorithmic Amplification Plays In Driving Extremist Content

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies That Algorithmically Amplify Terrorist Content Should Not Receive Section 230 Immunity

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