Google Looks to Divert ‘Extremist’ Searches to Anti-Radicalization Sites
Google is experimenting with a program that would redirect U.K. users searching for words linked to religious extremism to content designed to counter radicalization, a company executive has said.
Anthony House, Google's senior manager for public policy and communications, told British lawmakers in a parliamentary committee hearing about the pilot initiative, which was targeted at reducing the online influence of groups like ISIS, the Guardian reported Tuesday.
"We should get the bad stuff down, but it’s also extremely important that people are able to find good information, that when people are feeling isolated, that when they go online, they find a community of hope, not a community of harm,” House said.
At least 700 British citizens have traveled to Iraq and Syria to join jihadist organizations, the BBC reports.
[Guardian]
