![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Online games like Fortnite and gaming platforms like Steam are rife with extremist content and recruiters, EGRN said, adding that games themselves are not the problem, rather it is the socialisation that takes place inside gaming-related spaces. “From neo-Nazis and far-right groups to ISIS, those seeking to instigate hate and violence for their ideological ends are finding new platforms to do so as traditional social media platforms crack down on their content,” the EGRN report said. In their 2021 ‘ State of Play’ report, the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN) found that innovative efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism in gaming spaces are “nearly undetectable."ĮGRN noted how violent extremist organisations began exploiting the surge in online gaming during the Covid-19 pandemic, as radical groups sought to take advantage of younger audiences moving away from traditional social media platforms to alternatives like the chat application, Discord, and the live-streaming site, Twitch. “Games are becoming increasingly social…those social hooks provide the structures and the infrastructure for extremists to organize, mobilize and spread their hateful and extreme ideologies,” Newhouse said. ![]() Meanwhile, the industry’s hidden metrics, weak content moderation and indifferent attitude prevent it from effectively tackling the problem.Įxtremism in gaming is a “growing threat,” Alex Newhouse, the deputy director at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, said at a Games Developers Conference talk in March. Gaming and game-adjacent platforms have grown into massive global entertainment industries, resulting in growth opportunities for extremist recruitment and organising. The far-right is an increasing threat in the gaming world, research has found. The surge of online gaming during the pandemic has allowed the far-right to exploit the industry. ![]()
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