As Netflix's Adolescence impresses audiences, it is also provoking vital conversations about the impact of online communities on young men. Netflix’s latest crime drama Adolescence has ignited a debate everywhere, from social media threads to our drawing rooms. The series,…[Continue Reading...]
A mother has spoken out about her horror after learning her teenage son had been 'red-pilled' - just like the central character of Jamie in Adolescence. When her son, Spencer Parker, was just 11 years old, worried mum Rachel Parker…[Continue Reading...]
A mum has opened up about how she spotted the signs her son was being “red pilled” in the hope it will help other parents be vigilant about the subtle radicalisation of young children online. For the uninitiated, the term…[Continue Reading...]
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer supports a campaign for TV series ‘Adolescence’ to be shown in schools to combat an alarming rise in toxic masculinity and violence. The four-part British drama 'Adolescence' debuted last week on Netflix to wide-spread…[Continue Reading...]
In 2023, I stumbled across a subreddit called r/IncelExit. It’s a self-described place “for people who got drawn into the incel community but want support and help with a way out”. With the aim of writing about the group, and…[Continue Reading...]
Four-part British drama 'Adolescence' debuted last week on Netflix to wide-spread acclaim. It follows the events after a 13-year-old boy murders a girl in his school year. Each episode is a one-take insight into different aspects of the murder’s fall-out:…[Continue Reading...]
Two recent school shootings are highlighting what extremism researchers see as a growing — and poorly understood — trend among young people who embrace mass violence. The attacks, at high schools in Madison, Wis., and Nashville, Tenn., defy categories that…[Continue Reading...]
When RCMP Supt. Jean-Guy Isaya first started as a police officer 20 years ago, school outreach involved drug safety programs. Now the Mountie says there's a growing need to talk to kids about violent extremism. "We believe that young people…[Continue Reading...]
Some young Australians have advocated for race wars and planned school shootings after being radicalised online, and an international intelligence alliance warns teenagers across the world are being pushed towards violence.A 16-year-old investigated by Australia's Joint Counter-Terrorism Team had urged…[Continue Reading...]
A suite of recent troubling events have once again shone a spotlight on extremist violence, especially the kind involving online radicalisation of young people. Austrian authorities recently cancelled three Taylor Swift Eras tour concerts after learning of a 19-year-old’s suspected…[Continue Reading...]
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