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Radicalisation and social media. Venue: Date:. Names of trainers:. Team photo. What is radicalisation ?. Nicky Reilly 22 years old He had autism and learning difficulties He was radicalised online He attempted to bomb an Exeter restaurant He was jailed for 18 years
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Radicalisation and social media Venue: Date: Names of trainers: Team photo
What is radicalisation? • Nicky Reilly • 22 years old • He had autism and learning difficulties • He was radicalised online • He attempted to bomb an Exeter restaurant • He was jailed for 18 years • He died in prison in 2016
This is Damon Smith He is 20 years old He has autism He is from Newton Abbot He planted a home-made bomb on the underground He used an online magazine to make bomb He has been sent to prison for 15 years
This is Lloyd Gunton He is17-years-old He has autism He read things about terrorism online He said he was going to become a terrorist He is in prison for at least 11 years
Get SMART! Was funded by Google Teams of people with learning disabilities and/or autism talked about their lives online They talked about extremism, radicalisation and terrorism They heard from experts They taught their peers and staff Team Team picture
Group • Look after each other • Respect each other • Respect each others’ feelings • No shouting, screaming, swearing • What is said in the room stays in the room UNLESS we think someone is in danger • Listen to each other • Turn up on time
Today we will talk about… • Social media: what is good and bad about it • Radicalisation • How to stay safe online • What to do if you are worried
What is social media? • Phone, tablet, computer • Things like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat • Online gaming • Dating sites • A way of keeping in touch, finding out what is happening, making friends
Social media • What do you use it for? • What apps do you use? • Have you ever been worried by anything? • Have you ever done anything you shouldn’t have?
In small groups… • Group A: What is good about social media? • Group B: What is bad about social media?
Social media Is life online better than real life?
Is life online better than real life? The Get SMART teams said: “Real life is boring. I am invisible. Online I can be whatever I want. I can achieve things.” “Life online is more attractive.” “In real life, I can’t go outside. I get bullied.” “Life online is better, but we still need to learn how to get by in the real world.”
How can we stay safer online? • Do you really know who you are talking to? • Don’t share private pictures. • Look at your privacy settings. • Don’t friend anyone you don’t really know. • Don’t share passwords. • If something scares or upsets you, tell someone! Who would you tell?
What is ‘radicalisation’? • Talk about your ideas in pairs • Write down your ideas on post-its • Stick them on the whiteboard
British values are… • We vote to change things, we don’t fight • We use the law, not force • Each of us can be who we want to be • We can all believe what we want to believe
Extremism is saying British values are wrong. • Radicalisation is when people use violence to attack British values.
Radicalisation happens… • When we need friends • When we need solutions to our problems • When things that matter to us are taken away • When we are sure we are right and others are wrong • When bad things have happened to us or people we love • When we are bored or isolated
Before we start… • If someone thinks you are being radicalised they can tell a special Police team, called Prevent. • This is known as being referred to the Prevent team. • You will need to remember this!
Compared with the rest of England… • A Nobody in Devon is being radicalised. B Fewer people are radicalised. C It’s about the same as the rest of England. • D More people are radicalised in Devon.
Question 1 A B C D Devon is a high referral area for Prevent.
In Devon most extremism is . . . A religious B left wing C right wing D supporting Plymouth Argyle
Question 2 A B C 80% of referrals to Prevent are for right wing extremism D
In Devon how many referrals are about people with learning disabilities or autism? A 10% B 25% C 50% D 75%
Question 3 A B C D 75% of all people referred to Prevent have a learning disability/autism.
When people are being radicalised, this mostly happens… A On the street B At political meetings C Online D At the church or mosque
Question 4 A B C More than half of grooming for radicalisation is taking place online. D
In Devon most referrals to Prevent are for… A girls and women B boys and men C it’s about the same D we don’t know, no records are kept
Question 5 A B Nearly all (95%) are boys/men. C D
Question 6What might tell you someone is being radicalised… A secretive internet use B sudden interest in religion or politics C people losing touch with family and friends D sharing an interest in violent images
All of them!Any of these might tell you someone is being radicalised… A secretive internet use B sudden interest in religion or politics C people losing touch with family and friends D sharing an interest in violent images
Grooming: how it happens • Identify a vulnerable person. • Engage. Befriend. Support. • Isolate from supporting friends and family. • Change what they believe. • Recruit.
Grooming 1 • Alex loves social media. It is easier to make friends. At college he gets bullied because of how he looks and what he believes. • He has a friend request from someone called HistoryX. Alex looks at his profile and confirms HistoryX as a friend. • Is that OK? • What makes Alex ‘vulnerable’?
Grooming 2 • Alex and HistoryX talk a lot online. • They love the same music and games. • HistoryX tells Alex he gets him. • Alex feels he can talk to HistoryX about things that really matter. • What makes Alex ‘vulnerable’?
Grooming 3 A few weeks later HistoryX asks Alex for a picture. Alex sends him one in his favourite clothes. HistoryX tells Alex he looks really cool. What is happening here?
Grooming 4 • A month later… • HistoryX asks Alex what he thinks about the bombing in London last week. He is really interested in what Alex says. • HistoryX agrees with Alex and sends him a link so he can find out more. • What is happening here?