Online Extremism

Terror groups have weaponized blogs, Facebook groups, news feeds, and tweets to fundraise, broadcast attacks, recruit new members, and provide training. Learn how social media amplifies this illicit content.

In January and March 2020, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) conducted a study to evaluate the current defense mechanisms of large social media platforms against the misuse of their services by financiers of international terrorism or for the financing of terrorism. Read the report.

As Facebook bends to mounting pressure to stem the spread of domestic extremist content and conspiracy theories, declaring an expansion of hate-speech policies and shutting down recruiting efforts by militia groups, it’s pertinent to look at Facebook’s track record for responding to foreign extremism on its platforms. Read the article on Morning Consult.