Gangs & Social Media

So what do gangs have to do with social media, right?

Everyone is online – you are, your friends, maybe your parents too. So are gangs.

What are these gangs doing online?

For one, they’re trying to portray a certain image.

Group photos on Facebook show youth displaying gang hand signs, wearing gang colours and promoting other gang symbols to portray their allegiance. Is this hurting you, or affecting you?

Well maybe not.

For impressionable, at-risk youth, they can become seduced and really buy into what they’re seeing. Those hungry for social acceptance will view these online profiles and make false assumptions – that if they join a gang they’ll make lots of money, get girls, have a group of “loyal” friends, etc.

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