Event to feature Senator Ron Johnson, Fran Townsend, Dr. Hany Farid, and Peter Bergen

(New York, NY) – Journalist Greta Van Susteren will moderate a panel discussion among noted experts on the myriad challenges to public safety posed by extremists and terrorists operating online at the Counter Extremism Project’s (CEP) November 13 public policy event at the Newseum in Washington, DC. The event will also include a keynote address from Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. 

Rights and Responsibilities of Social Media Platforms in an Age of Global Extremism, will feature the following distinguished experts: CEP President Fran Townsend, former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor; CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, Dartmouth College professor and the world’s leading authority on digital forensics; and national security expert and Vice President of New America Peter Bergen. Reception to follow. 

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Rights and Responsibilities of Social Media Platforms in an Age of Global Extremism

Monday, November 13

3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Newseum

555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20001