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Forwyn rank	Sun Jan 18 06:50:40 http://web...-funded-video-game/ar-AA1TVwfB A Government-funded video game tells teenagers they could be reported to counter-terrorism authorities for questioning mass migration. "Pathways" is an interactive programme aimed at school pupils aged 11 to 18. The Home Office's Prevent counter-terror scheme partially funds the game. Players guide white teenage characters through scenarios where they must avoid being flagged for "extreme right-wing ideology" after discussing migration online. Characters risk Prevent referrals if they interact with groups spreading "harmful ideological messages" or attend protests opposing the "erosion of British values". The game even frames researching immigration statistics online in a negative light. School pupils select a character called Charlie, either male or female, who has just started college. The game refers to Charlie using "they" pronouns regardless of which sex the player picks. Players face multiple-choice questions throughout, with options colour-coded red for bad and green for good. An in-game meter tracks how extreme the character's behaviour becomes. Early choices include whether to download a video from a gaming platform or tell an adult about it. Charlie, who is outperformed academically by a black student, must then choose whether to simply accept this or blame immigrants for "stealing jobs". Players who "lose" may receive counselling for "ideological thoughts" or face referral to an anti-terrorism expert. Charlie encounters a video claiming "Muslim men are stealing the places of British veterans in emergency accommodation" and "the Government is betraying white British people and we need to take back control of our country". Players can scroll past or "engage directly with the post". Choosing engagement triggers a message: "Unfortunately, Charlie didn't realise that some of the groups they were engaging in were actually illegal." Selecting the option to research the topic is also portrayed negatively. The character sees research papers, statistics and protest information about the "'replacement' of white people". Charlie receives an invitation to join a group called Action for Britain. The character can also attend a protest against "the changes that Britain has been through in the last few years and the erosion of British values". Attending the protest nearly results in arrest, with the character discovering it focuses "more about racism and anti-immigration than British values". If Charlie makes moderately poor choices, a teacher refers them to Prevent for counselling and workshops. East Yorkshire councils developed Pathways with Government support amid local "concerns" about immigration and tensions over migrant hotels. Hull saw protests at a migrant hotel in 2024 following Axel Rudakubana's murders. Rudakubana had been referred to Prevent three times. Home Office figures from 2024 show Prevent received nearly a fifth of its referrals for "right-wing radicalisation" compared to just 13 per cent for Islamist cases. MI5 itself said Islamist threats comprised 75 per cent of its counter-terror workload. The game is designed by Shout Out UK (Souk), which claims to provide "impartial political and media literacy" training. Matteo Bergamini, Souk's founder and CEO, said: "Teaching media literacy ensures that all those impacted by our programmes leave with life-long tools and skills to safeguard themselves from these threats." A Home Office spokesman said: "Prevent has diverted nearly 6,000 people away from violent ideologies, stopping terrorists and keeping our country safe. "We provide funding to local authorities to tackle a range of threats, including Islamist extremism and Extreme Right Wing. These projects are designed to target local radicalisation risks and are created and delivered independently of Government. "We are furious at the level of illegal migration, which is why the Home Secretary has set out the most sweeping changes to cut illegal migration in a generation to restore order and control our borders."
Forwyn rank	Sun Jan 18 06:56:03 In the game you play as Charlie, a young white Brit, either male or female depending on your choice but referred to as "they" always. It has 6 scenes, each one focused on a relevant issue about radicalization: - Someone on the internet tells you to download a video. You can tell an adult, ask the uploader what the video is about or download it. No matter what you do, you are warned about the dangers of extremist beliefs and how some videos are illegal to download. - A brown-skinned girl gets better grades than Charlie on a test to find a job and a white girl says this is proof immigrants are taking white jobs. You can ignore her and ask the teacher how to improve, you can ignore her and say nothing or you can “agree and explore the idea further”. If you ask the teacher, it ends with just Charlie getting some help with her studies. *Agreeing is portrayed as bad, but so is staying quiet as the game says Charlie starts thinking about it later and agrees with the white student. - Seeing a video on social media about muslim men getting houses meant for war veterans and how the government is betraying white people, that white people need to take back the country. You can ignore, research on your own or engage with the post. If you ignore it, Charlie then sees a video of a veteran happy at home and is glad not to have shared the video because “they learned that the information was not accurate”. *Researching is portrayed as bad, since it leads to you “intaking a lot of harmful, ideological messages” and some of the groups are described as illegal. *If you engage, Charlie gets angry, shares the video and feels “they had performed a patriotic service by standing up for veterans and white people’s rights”, but then the game warns you some of the groups were illegal. - The white girl from the second scene, Amelia, posts a video encouraging the youth to join a political group in defense of English rights, and invites Charlie to join “a secret group on an app Charlie hasn’t heard of before”. You can ignore the video, like it without joining the group or share the video and join the group. If you ignore it, Amelia gets angry and ignores you the next day. If you just like the post, Charlie is added to “an encrypted, private group” without permission. The scene ends with Charlie terrified. If you join, Charlie is happy, but their mom is worried. - Amelia is hanging out with you even if you angered her before. She wants to go to a protest against “the changes that Britain has been through in the last few years, and the erosion of British values” but she can’t go, so she begs Charlie to go instead. You can decline, watch from the sidelines or agree to join in. If you refuse, Amelia breaks her friendship with you and Charlie is upset, but gets over it. Amelia is happy with just watching, but Charlie finds out the protest seems to be “more about racism and anti-immigration than british values and honouring fallen veterans”. The police then come and Charlie runs away, because “the line between observing and participating was too easy to cross”. *If you join the protest, Charlie almost gets in a fight then gets stopped by the police. Nothing happens to Charlie, but they’re worried their parents might find out. Charlie thinks back to their choices. Though The Daily Sceptic says you get sent to a program if you take too many bad choices, this is not true. No matter what you’ve done, the teacher talks with Charlie and everything looks to be fixed. Then you get to see what would have happened otherwise. Charlie is sent to a workshop that helps them engage positively with ideology and the difference between right and wrong in expressing political beliefs” and receives counseling that makes them feel much better. - Finally, there's an epilogue that shows how Charlie is getting along with everyone, and they “will have no further involvement with Prevent or other similar services, because [Charlie] made responsible decisions”. You then get an explanation on what Prevent is, portraying them as impartial and aiming to prevent radicalization. Then it tells you how your teachers can send a referral about you to Prevent and Channel, the specialists in radicalization, who will all give you support and counseling.
Sam Adams rank	Sun Jan 18 08:54:12 I love they are openly like "statistics is wrong think". Lol what a shit hole.
Seb rank	Sun Jan 18 12:29:00 Samstistics is what they are talking about - where you start with a conclusion and bang numbers together without rhyme or reason to support that idea. We've established over many years you have almost no understanding of statistics, just practice a kind of social science version or numerology.
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