Deradicalization

Deradicalization refers to a process of encouraging a person with extreme political, social or religious views to adopt more moderate positions on the issues.

[1][2] Google's think tank Jigsaw has been developing a new program − called the Redirect Method − in which Google's search advertising algorithms and YouTube's video platform are used to target aspiring ISIS recruits and ultimately dissuade them from joining the group.

[5][6][7] Multiple Western Europe countries have implemented deradicalization programs in a variety of forms, specifically after September 11, 2001.

[8] In more recent years, some countries saw a drastic increases in the number of jihadists attacks, especially France.

[9] Sociologist Gérald Bronner calls the notion of "deradicalization" flawed, saying "It means that you can take an idea or a belief out of the brain, and I think that’s just impossible" and instead suggests "not a kind of mental manipulation but the opposite — mind liberation, a strengthening of their intellectual immune systems".