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  • Sep222025

    Virtual Worlds, Real Threats: Violent Extremist Exploitation of Roblox and Wider Gaming Ecosystems

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    In January 2025, a man named James Wesley Burger used Roblox—a platform designed for creativity and youth engagement—to openly issue…

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  • Sep082025

    Can Gaming Support Disengagement? Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Innovative Disengagement Approaches

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    The last few years have seen an increase in research efforts detailing how extremist actors are seeking to exploit video…

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  • Aug292025

    Pixelated Profits: Terrorist Financing Through In-Game Economies in Indonesia

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    Indonesia’s massive gaming market, led by Mobile Legends, Free Fire, and PUBG Mobile, generates billions and functions as a digital…

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  • Aug262025

    Building Community, Spreading Hate: Extremism, Hate, and Arma 3

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    Following the 2019 Christchurch massacre, 4chan users allegedly showcased their efforts to replicate and roleplay the terrorist attack in Arma…

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  • Jul022025

    Playing with Hate: How Far-Right Extremists Use Minecraft to Gamify Radicalisation

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    This Insight will analyse how far-right extremist networks have turned Minecraft, one of the world’s most popular online games, into…

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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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