Posted on May 19, 2022
Extremists exploit gaming networks and social media to recruit and radicalize
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The shooter who killed 10 in a Buffalo grocery store broadcast his rampage on Twitch, a live streaming site popular among gamers. He's not the first to killer to have done so.
We discuss how extremists use gaming platforms and social media to recruit and promote violence with Alex Newhouse, deputy director at Middlebury Institute Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism.
We discuss how extremists use gaming platforms and social media to recruit and promote violence with Alex Newhouse, deputy director at Middlebury Institute Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism.
Extremists exploit gaming networks and social media to recruit and radicalize
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The dangers of online networking. If family and friends can't recognize the warning signs or ignore them with excuses then the more successful extremists are at radicalizing the more susceptible regardless of age.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel what a scary development, I have a grandson that is a prolific gamer. I'll have to check with his mother to see if she is monitoring his games.
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