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The current hate fashion is being fuelled, in part, by influencers (both organisations and individuals) who use social media algorithms to share dubious ideas. They are directly targeting our teens. Alleged rapist and sex trafficker, Andrew Tate, is a classic example. Much lauded by teenagers, the British social media giant has millions of followers, despite a sketchy track record of criminality and clear love of misogyny.

In particular, his content promotes how formal education is unnecessary fluence on secondary school pupils, with some deprogramming courses having to be introduced in parts of the UK.

A British company, Men at Work, trains UK school staff how to approach these issues. One female teacher reported a teen boy belittling her by putting ‘MMAS’ (make me a sandwich) on the bottom of every assignment, taken from a sexist meme circulating online.

From the mouth of teens

encourages young men to learn a marketable skill, such as ‘drop-shipping’ or crypto investment.

Other influencers encourage flat-out crime, in particular in Spain and the UK.

Drill artists, in particular, are leading school pupils astray, insists Archie. “People are looking up to drill artists, who are bad influences. Most songs are about killing and stabbing, abandoning women, robbing, and stealing. It is influencing kids towards this roadman lifestyle and thinking that stabbing people is cool.”

Teacher challenge

According to Ana Moreno Rodriguez, a public-school teacher, based in Granada, influencers are causing noticeable difficulties for her profession, and many teachers are trying to change the resulting negative attitudes in class.