To Curb Terrorist Propaganda Online, Look to YouTube. No, Really.

To Curb Terrorist Propaganda Online, Look to YouTube. No, Really.

Before most people even knew that terrorist outreach was happening online, YouTube was a top recruitment venue for jihadi terrorist groups. The platform, which consistently ranks among the most trafficked websites in the world, has served as a library for radical clerics’ speeches and calls for fundraising. Meanwhile, the corresponding comments sections provided recruiters narrow …