Buhari Missing As Trump Meets Bukola Saraki For US Africa Strategy Meeting
The President of the Nigerian Senate and D.G of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council Dr. Bukola Saraki, will be attending the launch of the United States of America President, Donald J. Trump’s, Strategy for Africa which will be unveiled to the public today. This was made known in a statement by the Special Adviser on […]
One Year After N.Y. Truck Attack, Online Extremist Content Remains Powerful Radicalizing Tool
(New York, NY) – One year after Sayfullo Saipov allegedly ran down and killed eight people with a rental truck on a lower Manhattan bicycle path, radicalizing extremist content sadly remains easily accessible on the Internet and social media platforms, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Executive Director David Ibsen said today: “Sayfullo Saipov admitted he was inspired by ISIS and he […]
Neo-Nazis & Terror Videos: The Normalization of Online Extremism
Neo-Nazis & Terror How-To Videos: The Continued Normalization of Online Extremism Internet & Social Media Contribute to Widespread Proliferation of Extremist Content With the interconnectivity that comes with the Internet and social media, extremists who would have otherwise never found each other are coming together like never before – and they’re finding strength in numbers. The […]
Aretha Franklin, ‘Queen of Soul’, dies aged 76
Media captionAretha Franklin: In her own words Aretha Franklin, the “queen of soul” known for hits like Respect and Think, has died in Detroit at the age of 76. The legendary singer was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was retiring from music. Franklin had more than 20 US number ones over a […]
Nigerians cry of govt sponsored phobia against them in India
Nigerians and indeed other Africans living in India are faced with daily molestations and harassments for either over-staying or some visa issues. They get arrested by the Indian police and assembled like criminals. The Nigerian Embassy in India has not taken any steps to alleviate the situation nor has the Nigerian government as at the […]
CEP Statement on Documentary Investigating Facebook Content Moderation Policies
CEP Statement on Documentary Investigating Facebook Content Moderation Policies Findings Show Multiple Instances Where Company Valued Revenue Over Safety – Contrary to Facebook’s Congressional Testimonies (New York, NY) – Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Executive Director David Ibsen released the following statement today regarding the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 investigation into Facebook’s content moderation policies, which showed multiple […]
Introducing Afrinection – Africa’s Network
Afrinection, is a free web-based integrated professional networking, jobs, and marketing platform aims to address the gap of networking among African professionals, African investment opportunity identification by prospective investors, and product/service marketing visibility for African owned businesses or those targeting the African demographic both in the diaspora and on-continent. Afrinection, launched by Mr. Kifle, […]
US Supreme Court Disregards Trump’s Discriminatory Words to Uphold Travel Ban
Trump v. Hawaii Lets Shameful Policy Hide Behind National Security Director, Refugee Rights Program BillFrelick Today’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision to uphold the so-called “travel ban” hinges on the majority’s discounting President Trump’s repeated discriminatory statements and crediting his supposed national security concerns. The majority donned blinders to take at face value and without context […]
Updated CEP World Map Profiles Extremism and Counter-Extremism in 55 Countries
(New York, NY) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released new resources on extremism and counter-extremism efforts around the world, expanding to 55 the number of countries profiled in its interactive map. New countries profiled include Angola, Argentina, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, India,Ireland, Pakistan, Russia, and Tanzania. Each country report contains descriptions of extremist and terrorist group activities, counter-extremism initiatives, radicalization issues, and the incidence of foreign […]
ICYMI: CEP Report Reveals How ISIS Supporters are Organizing on Facebook
(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project’s (CEP) new report, Spiders of the Caliphate: Mapping the Islamic State’s Global Support Network on Facebook, details how ISIS followers continue to exploit Facebook to host meetings, link to terrorist propaganda, and organize on the popular social media platform. The report received coverage in VICE News. Following are excerpts: Facebook claims it […]