Radicalization is not always easy to detect in the early stages. Obviously, young people are more likely to give clear signs of having been radicalized, because they don't necessarily have the experience to be able to conceal it. As we've heard earlier from other witnesses, it has become, unfortunately, common for teachers and parents as well to hear things from young people, indicating they've begun the radicalization process.
Unfortunately, the way radicalization works is that it often begins in ways that are not obvious. It begins with content that is designed not to immediately shock, not to immediately offend, but to seem reasonable at first glance. This can begin a radicalization journey where young people, or anyone in the process of radicalization, are brought in gradually, both by the hate movements and also, frequently, by the algorithms to more and more extreme content.
We also know that radicalization does not happen equally with everyone. This is a seed that will only grow in fertile soil. There are ways of preparing people to recognize it, to resist it and to understand the reasons why these messages are untrue and harmful.