It is widely understood that companies tweak their websites to increase their ranking in search results on Google.  They call it Search Engine Optimization (or, SEO),  and it doesn’t take a brilliant businessman to recognize that if someone goes to Google and types “Orlando Florist”, the web sites that come up at the top of the list will  garner the most business.

But what if they’re not looking for flowers?  What if they’re a vulnerable, disaffected youth looking for answers and acceptance?

Anti-terrorist experts are now employing the same SEO techniques that drive your business to the flower shop to steer web-savvy potential terrorists  away from radical Islamic sites towards more moderate, “positive” sites that don’t promote violence and hatred.

Brits use SEO strategies to fight terrorism | Military Tech – CNET News.