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Three teenagers were charged earlier today under the terrorism provision for planning an attack on Hadsten School south of Randers.
According to DR's information, this is a case that may have ties to the sadistic and violence-obsessed networks known collectively as NVE, which stands for Nihilistic Violent Extremism.
Read also: Three teenagers suspected of planning to attack a school ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/tre-personer-i-grundlovsforhoer-om-terrorsag-med-mulig-kobling-til-sadistiske-online-netvaerk )
And it is even children under 10 years old who are being exposed to these groups, says Katrine K. Pedersen, a PhD fellow at the University of Copenhagen, where she researches digital youth culture.
- It is also children who commit the violent acts, it is self-harm, and there is a great deal of extortion, she says.
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NVE?
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NVE (Nihilistic Violent Extremism) covers many transient groupings.
Some of the most widespread in recent years are "The Community" (referred to as "The Com") and 764, and these are internet cults that pressure vulnerable children and young people into committing extreme acts. Self-harm, torture, and killing of pets, as well as acts of violence, sexual assault, and murder and suicide, are broadcast live in chat groups on the internet.
It is most often other children and young people who are the extortionists. This is also called youth on youth crime.
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Children invite children
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During the pre-trial custody hearing, it emerged that the three accused had been in contact with each other on the platforms Discord and Telegram.
And how does one end up there?
According to Katrine K. Pedersen, a form of "ideological grooming" takes place on open and mainstream social media, where one becomes part of a community and culture that can then open the door to more closed spaces.
She compares it to children wanting to play with other children and be part of a community. Therefore, children are also more vulnerable and easier to lure into these communities.
- The problem is just that a form of extortion or a contract often follows when you are let into the communities. It makes the child both a victim and someone who must deliver violent content in these closed groups.
- We have examples from gaming platforms like Roblox, where victims are recruited. And it is children who invite other children in, she says.
A recruitment post from an NVE group, showing that among other things, you must be able to deliver knife attacks, arson, or self-harm videos if you want to join. (Photo: © The report from ICDE and Darksight Analytics)
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Smartphone = access
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Even though the NVE communities are a new phenomenon and not very well known in common parlance, Danish children are just as vulnerable as other children, Katrine K. Pedersen assesses.
- As soon as you have a smartphone and have a connection, then there is access to this type of community, she says.
Nevertheless, Katrine K. Pedersen points out that just because your child has a smartphone, you should not automatically be afraid that your child will enter these environments.
- It is truly the horrifying downside of it.
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