Experts Warn of Youth Radicalization Online in New Interview

Experts warn algorithms, influencers and online communities are radicalizing Canadian youth — and current responses are inadequate

A teenage girl in Nova Scotia and teenage boy in Manitoba were arrested last week for plotting simultaneous, murderous attacks on their high schools.

Despite being separated by thousands of miles, the pair are believed to have collaborated closely online.

After their communications were flagged by Interpol and the FBI, local police conducted searches of the teenagers’ homes. There, they found detailed plans to murder multiple students, clothing with hate symbols, an assault rifle and imitation pipe bomb.

Read the rest of the story by Alexandra Keeler at Canadian Affairs.

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