To operationalize this new technology to combat extremism , CEP proposed the creation of a National Office for Reporting Extremism ( NORex ) , which would house a comprehensive database of extremist content and function similar to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ( NCMEC ) . The White House has signaled its support for this initiative . Lisa Monaco , President Obama 's top counterterrorism adviser , said , " We welcome the launch of initiatives such as the Counter Extremism Project 's National Office for Reporting Extremism ( NORex ) that enables companies to address terrorist activity on their platforms and better respond to the threat posed by terrorists ' activities online . " Wallace stated that if this system were to be adopted by social media companies and the private sector , it " would go a long way to making sure that online extremism is no longer pervasive . " CEP has called on " called on YouTube and other platforms to permanently ban " the material of the al-Qaeda affiliated preacher Anwar al-Awlaki , " including his early , mainstream lectures . " According to CEP , 88 " extremists , " 54 in the U.S. and 34 in Europe , have been influenced by Awlaki , including those who carried out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing , the 2015 San Bernardino attack , and the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting
2015 San Bernardino attack
2015 San Bernardino attack
Mark Wallace