YouTube Child Exploitation Scandal Shows Once Again That Big Tech Only Acts Following Controversy
(New York, NY) – Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Executive Director David Ibsen released the following statement after Google-owned YouTube was found to be facilitating pedophiles’ ability to connect and share content harmful to children. Since the incident, major companies like Disney, Nestle, Epic Games and others have pulled their advertising dollars from the platform, forcing YouTube to […]
The Tide Turned Against Tech in 2018
2019 Should be the Year for Action to Curb Harms Stemming From Technology & Social Media Throughout 2018, the tech industry experienced controversy after controversy, and companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter were finally forced to apologize for their failures. But as the tech giants continued to hide behind their empty promises to improve privacy […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Why Troops Are Losing Ground To ISWAP
By Ahmad Salkida In the few days leading to the eclipse on 2018, reports from the warfront in North East Nigeria provoked huge concerns, fiercely stirring panic within communities in and around Maiduguri, Borno state. Governor Kashim Shettima, within this period, quickly called an emergency security meeting to receive briefs from different security commands in […]
Army Sacks UNICEF from North-east over Romance with Boko Haram
The Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE has observed with dismay that some of the activities of International humanitarian agencies and Non-governmental organisations’ operating in the North East have left so much to be desired. There is credible information that some of them are indulging in unwholesome practices that could further jeopardise the fight against terrorism […]
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 […]
Iran-Sponsored Shiite Militias Accused of Attacks at U.S. Facilities in Iraq
(New York, NY) – The White House has accused Iranian-backed militias in Iraq of carrying out recent “life-threatening attacks” on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Baghdad and Basra. Recently declassified reports detail Iran’s role in training and financing Shiite militias that attacked U.S. troops during the Iraq war. Read the Counter Extremism Project’s profiles of the three most powerful […]
BOKO HARAM: Leah Sharibu Speaks From Captivity
Leah Sharibu has reportedly called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue her from Boko Haram captivity. Sharibu is the only Christian among the abducted 119 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe state. The Cable reports that it exclusively obtained Sharibu’s latest picture as well as the audio of her plea to Buhari. We […]
Google’s Pro-Free Speech Rhetoric Proves Once Again to be False
Whistleblower Exposes Tech Giant’s Plan to Relaunch Censored Search Engine in China, Contradicts Statements (New York, NY) – On August 1, a whistleblower revealed Google’s plans to relaunch a censored version of its search engine in China to meet the authoritarian government’s demands to limit free speech. “Google’s plans for launching a censored search engine in China demonstrates […]
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 […]