SINGAPORE — Helping radicalised youth return to the fold will become more challenging as there is an increasing array of extremist thoughts that are easily accessible online, ranging from Islamist extremism to far-right, anti-Semitic and Neo-Nazi ideas.
That is why Singapore has to raise its game to counter radical ideologies on social media and rehabilitate young people who have been detained for radicalism, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday .
Mr Wong noted that there is a concerning trend of more youth becoming radicalised. Before 2015, there was only one case of youth radicalisation in Singapore but since 2015, there have already been 11 such cases. “We must better understand why some youths are attracted to these ideologies, and work with their families to help them reclaim their lives,” said Mr Wong.
Although the TikTok account was officially launched on Wednesday, its first post dates back to June 7, and there have been several posts in the past few weeks. “Because youngsters don’t want to read but they just want to have a very quick answer, so this is the way that we can introduce ourselves to them.”
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