The Radicalization Awareness Network (RAN) was established by European Commission in 2011 as an umbrella network of practitioners and local actors involved in countering violent radicalization within the European Union. The RAN@ Working Group on the Internet and Social Media (RAN@) is focused specifically on the issue of online radicalization. Co-chaired by Google Ideas and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the working group aims to exchange experiences, knowledge and best practices in countering violent extremism online and to inform European and Member State policy-development in the field.