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  • Mar202025

    Building Tech Capacity: Cross-Cultural, Gender-Responsive Solutions to Prevent Extremism in Gaming

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    Introduction  When discussing social harms in online gaming spaces, the term “toxicity” frequently takes centre stage. It is often used…

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  • Feb262025

    Policing Extremism on Gaming-Adjacent Platforms: Awful but Lawful?

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    Introduction The study of the intersection between gaming and extremism has focused largely on a few key areas: the presence…

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  • Jan292025

    Scouting Uneven Terrain: Challenges for Prevention and Counter-Extremism Practitioners in Digital Gaming Spaces

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    Linda Schlegel and Judith Jaskowski are members of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to…

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  • Jan162025

    From Soundtracks to Side Quests: How Terrorist and Extremist Games Use Mainstream Platforms to Evade Detection and Draw Users

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    Emily Thompson and Galen Lamphere-Englund are members of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to…

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  • Dec172024

    Improving the Quality of Violent Extremism Research: Why CVE Researchers Should Play More Games

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    Elizabeth D. Kilmer and Rachel Kowert are members of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to…

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  • Nov012024

    30 Years of Trends in Terrorist and Extremist Games

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    Violent extremist, terrorist, and targeted hate actors have been actively exploiting video games to propagandise, recruit and fundraise for more…

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  • Jul182024

    Camera, Action, Play: An Exploration of Extremist Activity on Video- and Livestreaming Platforms

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    Introduction  Since the livestreamed attacks in Christchurch, Halle and the US Capitol Building, streaming platforms have become a topic of…

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  • Jun102024

    Gaming the System: The Use of Gaming-Adjacent Communication, Game and Mod Platforms by Extremist Actors

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    Introduction Since the live-streamed racist and antisemitic attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, and Halle, Germany, in 2019 and details of…

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  • Jun052024

    More than Sports: Building Resilience against Extremism in Esports

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    Eliot J. Oreskovic is an Executive Co-Director of the United States Esports Association, which is a member of the Extremism…

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  • Mar282024

    Preventing Extremist Violence Using Existing Content Moderation Tools

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    Kris McGuffie is a member of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to uncover how…

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