Extremism

Extremism Finds Fertile Ground in Chat Rooms for Gamers The New York Times

The Role of Technology and Innovation in Countering Extremism ... The Geopolitics

Exclusive: U.S. rep mulls legislative action to press games industry on extremism Axios

According to a recent report from the Anti-Defamation league, hate and extremism in online games has worsened since last year.The report says four out of five adults experienced harassment in online multiplayer games and white supremacy…

Seven members of Congress are writing the leaders of 15 video game publishers on Friday to ask how they respond to, and mitigate, extremist and harassing behavior in their online communities. A draft of the letter, published Thursday…

Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty Images)A group of seven lawmakers are sending a letter to the world’s biggest video game companies tomorrow, asking each of them what steps they’re taking to combat “harassment and extremism” in online video…

On Monday, December 12, Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, a wide-ranging group of global civil rights advocates, academics, and experts who have advised the company since 2016. Meanwhile, Musk has welcomed back previously…

It’s now been well over a year since a horde of pro-Donald Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, trying and failing to return the former president to office. Slowly but surely, the nation has settled into a new normal. So too have the…