In 2017, Myanmar’s military led a protracted propaganda campaign that resulted in mass murder. Over 25,000 of the country’s Rohingya people were raped or killed, while over 700,000 more were forced to ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Last week the Biden administration released a National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism, the first such U.S. document on that specific subject. Like most “strategy” documents on other topics ...

For the last six years, the U.S government has pushed resources toward a set of programs called Countering Violent Extremism, or CVE: grants to community organizations, U.S. attorneys’ offices, and ...

“I just needed some kind of outlet for my hate. I felt like I was part of a cause. You know, it gave me something to belong to. Here I am, a soldier for my race. I don’t have anything else.” – Sean ...

Is CVE the new Cointel-Pro? Kinda seems that way. Cointel-Pro (short for Counterintelligence Program) was launched “…in 1956 to disrupt the activities of the Communist Party of the United States. In ...

A federal judge has tossed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the watchdog Center for Countering Digital Hate, writing in his ruling, “This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech.” Elon Musk ...

In countering the violent extremism of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), understanding and responding to ISIS’ online activities have become important challenges. Two recent reports add to ...

Twitter claims the Center for Countering Digital Hate ‘embarked on a scare campaign’ to drive away advertisers. Twitter claims the Center for Countering Digital Hate ‘embarked on a scare campaign’ to ...

Elon Musk’s social media company sued a group that exposed hate speech on the site, but a judge ruled that the suit was designed to punish speech. By Kate Conger Reporting from San Francisco A federal ...

This study responds to a congressional mandate in the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which calls for the National Academies to address the adequacy of strategies to prevent, counter, and ...