Online radicalisation a key factor driving terror threat in Singapore, says Shanmugam


Minister for Law and Home Affairs K. Shanmugam added that more young people are getting exposed to radical views through social media. - ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times): Online radicalisation is a key factor in pushing the terror threat in Singapore today, said Minister for Law and Home Affairs K. Shanmugam on Saturday.

And when a complex issue is oversimplified on social media – sans proper background or context – people often get the wrong idea, said the minister, emphasising the critical role that community volunteers play to help young people get a better sense of what they see online.

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