In my previous article, Twitter Terrorism: A Sophisticated Weapon in the War on Terror, I examined how social media has been exploited by extremist groups since the late 1990’s as a tool to recruit and radicalize seemingly unassociated youth. Yet, the governmental response in both the U.K. and the U.S. has failed to effectively counter this radicalization process. The most direct way to combat the propaganda of terrorist groups is to exploit the same tools that they use to counter-radicalize the targeted disenfranchised youth. The ultimate goal is not to dispute the zealous ideology, but to derail potentially violent behavior. Many lives depend on whether governments employ these strategies effectively….