Social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogs, and discussion forums
are becoming powerful tools that extremist groups use to disseminate radical ideologies and …

Non-profits, as well as the media, have hypothesized the existence of a radicalization
pipeline on YouTube, claiming that users systematically progress towards more extreme …

Performance of any search engine relies heavily on its Web crawler. Web crawlers are the
programs that get webpages from the Web by following hyperlinks. These webpages are …

The proliferation of social media enables people to express their opinions widely online.
However, at the same time, this has resulted in the emergence of conflict and hate, making …

A large number of the most-subscribed YouTube channels target children of very young age.
Hundreds of toddler-oriented channels on YouTube feature inoffensive, well produced, and …

YouTube is by far the largest host of user-generated video content worldwide. Alas, the
platform has also come under fire for hosting inappropriate, toxic, and hateful content. One …

The role played by YouTube's recommendation algorithm in unwittingly promoting
misinformation and conspiracy theories is not entirely understood. Yet, this can have dire …

Growing evidence points to recurring influence campaigns on social media, often sponsored
by state actors aiming to manipulate public opinion on sensitive political topics. Typically …

Recent terrorist attacks carried out on behalf of ISIS on American and European soil by lone
wolf attackers or sleeper cells remind us of the importance of understanding the dynamics of …

Access to social media often enables users to engage in conversation with limited
accountability. This allows a user to share their opinions and ideology, especially regarding …