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.
SINGAPORE — The video starts with a young man holding up a stack of papers to the camera, and as he reveals the words sheet by sheet, the viewer learns that he had struggled with mental health in school, and eventually turned to extremist ideas to find a sense of belonging and heroism.
A terrorism expert said the effort is commendable and should be replicated by other groups advocating social harmony, but he added that RRG will have to work with TikTok itself to ensure that the platform's algorithm can feed these videos to young people who are searching for violent or extremist content.
"Sometimes you try and you do not get a lot of eyeballs, and you have to try something else; it is a bit of a hit-and-miss... But through these social media platforms, I hope all of us can develop more effective ways to engage young people, to correct misinterpretations and promote a better understanding of religious texts and concepts appropriate to Singapore’s secular society."
The group plans to promote messages of peace and moderation through its new platform and counter extremist narratives, he said. Mr Jasminder Singh, a senior analyst, said that social media algorithms could mean that the messages of peace that RRG hopes to spread may not reach the young who search for extremist and violent content.
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