Terror at a click

News that a teenager here had planned to carry out a terror attack has parents worried about their children's activities online. But experts say the Internet is not solely to blame. The Sunday Times reports

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    Jan 31, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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Marine operations executive Shio Kumar thought little of his children's activities on the Internet until news broke that a 16-year-old had planned to carry out terror attacks here after being radicalised online.

The father of five - aged three to 24 - said his children had free access to devices but now questions the decision.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on January 31, 2021, with the headline 'Terror at a click'. Subscribe
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