Some may have even researched his name and concluded that they never want to do so again. A pernicious pattern is emerging, however, of self-promoting individuals and influencers manipulating boys' and young men's exposure to relatively benign content which then leads to extreme misogynistic views expressed on social media platforms. In turn, we hear of boys repeating derogatory phrases and displaying unhealthy behaviours at school and home, as a consequence of viewing such content.
In control online
We have a responsibility to know what Tate stands for and why our boys and young men might be attracted to his messages. We need to support boys and girls to develop the skills and insight to become critical consumers of online content, to recognise the tricks people use and the way algorithms work, so that they are in control of their online behaviour, and not the other way round.
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