The Center for Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute in the United States published a report
Based on the report, the Ministry of NationalThe US Security Council has developed a program to stimulate the creation of methods for detecting recruitment, as well as training extremists and various criminals using video games. $700,000 will be allocated for these purposes.
In addition, the project aims to identify cases of organizing gambling entertainment in video games and thematic communities.
Experts believe that terrorists and criminalsuse computer games from small and not the most famous publishers who do not have budgets for careful moderation to recruit and train their adherents.
“Over the past decade, video games have increasinglybecame the center of social activity and identity creation for adolescents and young adults. Relationships created and maintained in gaming ecosystems regularly migrate to the real world and are an important part of thematic communities. Extremists use video games and the community for a variety of purposes, from conducting propaganda to mobilizing and training terrorists, ”the report says.
It is noted that the money will also be directed totraining moderators of gaming communities, and a significant part will be transferred to the Center for Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute and Take This, a non-profit organization specializing in the study of the mental health of gamers.