Linda SchlegelYouth Radicalisation in the Gaming Sphere: An Exploration of Identity-Based Hate and Extremist Content on Roblox
Read moreThis Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and Mobilization. GIFCT Working Groups bring…
Linda SchlegelCan Gaming Support Disengagement? Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Innovative Disengagement Approaches
Read moreThe last few years have seen an increase in research efforts detailing how extremist actors are seeking to exploit video…
Linda SchlegelScouting Uneven Terrain: Challenges for Prevention and Counter-Extremism Practitioners in Digital Gaming Spaces
Read moreLinda Schlegel and Judith Jaskowski are members of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to…
Linda SchlegelThe Radicalisation of Digital Playgrounds: The Need for Multistakeholder Dialogue
Read moreIntroduction The potential nexus between gaming and radicalisation into extremism has become a hot topic for scholars, tech companies, policymakers,…
Linda SchlegelAri’s Mission: Educating Young Audiences on Conspiracy Theories Through Fictional Narratives
Read moreIntroduction Narrative campaigns against extremism and conspiracy theories are popular and widely used tools to prevent and/or counter (violent) extremism…
Linda SchlegelPlaying Against Radicalisation: Why Extremists are Gaming and How P/CVE Can Leverage the Positive Effects of Video Games to Prevent Radicalisation
Read moreThe potential nexus between gaming and extremism is an increasingly important concern for researchers, tech companies, policymakers, and practitioners working…
Linda SchlegelPersuading with Fantasy: Why Digital P/CVE Narrative Campaigns May Benefit from Fictional Elements
Read moreThe narratives we are exposed to and the stories we tell ourselves and each other have a profound impact on…
Linda SchlegelCreating Digital Narrative Worlds: The Promises of Transmedia Storytelling for P/CVE Narrative Campaigns
Read moreExtremism is – at least partially – a communication challenge. The acceptance of extremist narratives, which provide followers with a…
Linda SchlegelInto the Dungeon? Possibilities for Primary and Secondary Prevention on Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms
Read moreVideogames, gaming-related content, and gaming (-adjacent) platforms are a new key area of discussion for those seeking to understand how…
Linda SchlegelLet’s Talk about Games, Baby: Extremist Use of Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms
Read moreIn 2020, the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator issued a warning that extremists are increasingly present in digital gaming spaces and in…
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