Far-right extremists using games platforms to radicalise teenagers, report warns
by Libby Brooks from Technology | The Guardian on (#6Z19H)
Parents advised to be vigilant over summer holidays to risk of offenders using in-game live chats to target their children
Far-right extremists are using livestream gaming platforms to target and radicalise teenage players, a report has warned.
The new research, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, reveals how a range of extremist groups and individuals use platforms that allow users to chat and livestream while playing video games to recruit and radicalise vulnerable users, mainly young males.
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