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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 14h

TLDR (3/3):

Radicalisation is often less about coherent ideology & more about identity, recognition & notoriety. The desire to be “remembered” or “archived” is a powerful motivator for some attackers.

#extremism #extremismstudies #extremismprevention #onlineharm #onlinesafety #onlineharms

Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 14h

TLDR (2/3):

Online subcultures matter. Communities that fetishise true-crime, circulate graphic gore, & lionise perpetrators act as incubators — normalising violence, providing memes & mythology, & preserving material that can radicalise vulnerable people.

#extremismstudies #onlinesafety

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 14h

TLDR (1/3):

The attacker left behind videos & a journal that reveal a months-long journey from obsession with past shooters to concrete planning. This wasn’t an isolated impulse: it was the end point of a toxic feedback loop.

#extremism #extremismstudies #onlineharm #onlinesafety #onlineharms

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 14h

I read a detailed analysis of the Annunciation Church attack by the @globalextremism.bsky.social and came away with a stark, urgent set of lessons about how violence is incubated online.

🔗 globalextremism.org/post/analysi...

TLDR 👇

#extremism #extremismstudies #onlineharm #onlinesafety

“There Is No Message”: Analysis of Annunciation Church Shooter’s Journal and Videos

The Annunciation Church shooting is a chilling reminder that violent online subcultures are incubators for the next mass killer. GPAHE’s analysis of Robin Westman’s journal and videos shows how obsess...

globalextremism.org

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 18h

Whether you’re curious about online harms, want to build your confidence talking to your child about their digital life, or simply want to contribute your perspective — your voice matters.

#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #onlinegroomingprevention #onlinegroomingawareness

Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 18h

Here’s what to expect:

💬 Practical conversations about digital parenting & online safety.

🔍 A behind-the-scenes look at DRAGON-Shield – our research-based tool tackling online grooming.

🤝 A chance to co-create new safeguarding resources that really work for families.

#DRAGON #onlinesafety

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 18h

Join Swansea University’s DRAGON team on 30 October (2–4pm) at the Volcano Theatre for a hands-on, collaborative session designed for parents & caregivers who want to feel more confident supporting children online.

#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlinegroomingprevention #onlinegroomingawareness

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 18h

🧩 Thank you to everyone who’s been sharing and signing up for our upcoming event — we can’t wait to welcome you to Digital Guardians: Co-Creation in Action!

There’s still time to register for this free, in-person workshop in Swansea, but spaces are going fast!

🔗 lnkd.in/ep6Q4qjT

More info 👇

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

"To stay healthy, you've got to read at least one poem a day." - Benjamin Zephaniah

Also #NowReading

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (4/4):

Why does this matter to #DRAGON & the #onlinesafety community?

This shows we don’t have to choose between safe encryption and child protection.

For work like ours that focuses on communication-based grooming detection, it’s a strong reminder that prevention starts “upstream”.

Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (3/4):

With the EU’s current legal cover expiring soon (the derogation under ePrivacy), the window to legally require proactive detection is closing fast.

#DRAGON #onlinesafety #E2EE #encryption #childprotection #digitalsafeguarding

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (2/4):

The stakes are high: in 2024, 62% of known child sexual abuse webpages traced by IWF were hosted in EU countries.

The method: hash-based filtering — generating a “fingerprint” of known illegal content & checking whether a user’s upload matches it before sending it.

#DRAGON

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (1/4):

Current debates around encryption often pit child safety against user privacy. This paper argues those are false opposites—upload prevention can detect known abuse without undermining encryption.

#DRAGON #onlinesafety #E2EE #encryption #childprotection #digitalsafeguarding

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

A new paper from the @iwf.org.uk shows it’s technically possible to prevent known child sexual abuse content from being shared over end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) platforms — before it ever leaves a user’s device.

🔗 tinyurl.com/hyfzhxdd

TLDR 👇

#DRAGON #onlinesafety #E2EE #encryption

IWF Shows Child Sexual Abuse can be Blocked in E2EE Services

IWF paper sets out how end-to-end encrypted messaging can be protected from child sexual abuse without breaking encryption.

tinyurl.com

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Arlene Miller @thegrammardiva.bsky.social · 1d

Sinister - From the Latin word "sinister," meaning "left" or "on the left side." The historical association of the left side with bad omens comes from Roman augury and the widespread use of the right hand. The modern meaning of "evil" emerged in the 15th century. #grammar #etymology #grammardiva

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (5/5):

Experts warn that the official statistics may still undercount reality.

As Suresh Grover of The Monitoring Group put it: “Your colour has become your passport or your nationality.”

#hatecrime #racism #discrimination #antiracism

Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (4/5):

The Community Security Trust warned that antisemitic incidents “remain far too high,” while the British Muslim Network urged communities to “confront hate together — with unity and courage, not silence.”

#hatecrime #racism #discrimination #antiracism

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (3/5):

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood condemned the figures, saying:

“Too many people are living in fear because of who they are, what they believe, or where they come from.”

#hatecrime #racism #discrimination #antiracism

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (2/5):

Hate crimes targeting Jewish people fell by 18%, but this comes after a dramatic 113% spike the previous year — and the new figures exclude data from the Metropolitan Police, meaning the true picture is likely higher.

#hatecrime #racism #discrimination #antiracism

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (1/5):

Religiously motivated hate crimes against Muslims rose by 19%, with a surge following the Southport murders and subsequent riots.

#hatecrime #racism #discrimination #antiracism

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

New UK Home Office Office figures show 115,990 hate crimes were recorded in the year to March — a 2% rise, marking the first increase in three years.

🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

TLDR 👇

#hatecrime #racism #discrimination #antiracism

Race and religious hate crime rises in England and Wales, figures suggest

The number of police-recorded race and religious hate crimes have increased in the year to March.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (3/3):

Theatr Cymru’s director, Steffan Donnelly, calls it a milestone for the Welsh language. The production draws on JT Jones’s 1983 Welsh translation, whose poetic rhythm mirrors Shakespeare’s metre & rhyme.

#langsky #linguistics #Cymraeg #Welsh #Welshlanguage #Shakespeare

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (2/3):

As Juliet falls deeper in love, she begins to think, breathe, & live in Welsh.

The balcony scene becomes a linguistic dance — a negotiation of love, meaning, & identity.

#langsky #linguistics #Cymraeg #Welsh #Welshlanguage #Shakespeare #ShakespeareGlobe #RomeoandJuliet #RomeoaJuliet

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

TLDR (1/3):

In this reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, language becomes the dividing line & the bridge:

The Capulets speak English, the Montagues Cymraeg, & the lovers’ connection unfolds across languages.

#langsky #linguistics #Cymraeg #Welsh #Welshlanguage #Shakespeare

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time in history, Cymraeg (the Welsh language) will echo through Shakespeare's Globe — in a groundbreaking bilingual production of Romeo a Juliet by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.

🔗 tinyurl.com/yhw22wua

TLDR 👇

#langsky #linguistics #Cymraeg #Welsh #Welshlanguage #Shakespeare

‘The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe

Bilingual production by Theatr Cymru is expected to be first time Welsh will be heard at South Bank venue

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