The fastest-growing digital world enables young children to be exposed to many potential extremist views. Via subjection to the violent propaganda online or through extremists’ networks, children can be groomed to get involved in more extremist views. Almost 95% of teens have digital devices connected to cyberspace. However, child get their first phone nowadays at the age of 12 to 13.
According to Pew Research, 91% of kids get access to their smartphones when they reach the age of 14. This means that kids are discovering the digital world at a young age and may become victims of radicalization. Therefore, Youth online radicalization needs to be stopped; otherwise, after a decade, the world will have to face a generation with severe and fundamental beliefs that would destabilize the world’s peace.
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- Cell phones, Computers, social media, and children’s websites could be portals to hazardous online interactions.
- Strangers with extreme ideology can groom children to be intense from their bedrooms.
- Những ngày này, social media is the largest weapon used by violent revolutionaries.
- Radical people have technical skills and proficiency, causing challenges for governments, enforcement, religious leaders, schools, and parents.
Things to Remember for Parents:
- Social media harms youngsters by radically developing their mindset.
- Radical parts push kids through social media talks.
- Thieves usually don’t unveil their real identity to their young target children.
How militant people brainwash youth with their ideologies
- Take advantage of the kids’ past traumas or insecurities.
- They attended them properly and gave every question an answer which they knew. Identity.
- They shaped & groomed their beliefs according to their radical games.
- They try to be a good friend with them by knowing their interesting habits.
Signs that your Kids are being Digitally Radicalized
- Your kids raise questions about religions, and they find it threatening.
- Assuming biased views about others.
- The hopeless need for identity & belonging
- Always try to stay undercover about who they talk to online
- They have completely lost attention towards mainstream media.
- They possess and get frustrated about their digital devices.
- Kids always feel angry and unconfident.
The consequence of online demolition
- A child can run from the house & family.
- Lack of trust and not doing fun activities.
- Thirsty to kill other happiness, and feels lonely even when they are in a crowded place.
- Join Violent & highly dangerous groups.
- Become cold-blooded & have criminal thoughts.
How to Protect Children from Online Radicalization
- Discuss with kids about online bullies.
- Openly communicate them to win their trust.
- Attentively listen to their problems without getting angry, and resolve their issues.
- Guide your child, don’t hide anything if someone persuades them online for anything.
- Hỏi con bạn về bạn bè và hoạt động trực tuyến của chúng
- Set parental controls on kids’ digital devices to protect them from online predators.
