politics
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Russian Agents Are Trying To ‘Penetrate’ Gaming Communities
In a chat on stage at at Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Microsoft President Brad Smith has said the company is currently dealing with attempts by various types of Russian agents to “penetrate” online gaming communities, with particular emphasis on those associated with Minecraft.
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Teen Detained After Playing On ISIS-Themed Roblox Servers
A 16-year-old boy has been detained by Singaporean authorities under the country’s strict new terror laws, after he was found to have been playing on ‘multiple Islamic State-themed servers on Roblox’.
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No One Can Invite Friends In Warzone 2.0 (Unless You Know The Workaround)
The new Call of Duty battle royale may be about squading up with friends to take on bad guys, but Warzone 2’s social tab is currently stopping you from doing just that. The tab is meant to let you see all of your friends logged onto Warzone 2.0 and invite them to team up, no…
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US DHS Awards Nearly $AU$1.04 Billion To Researchers Monitoring Extremism In Video Game Communities
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the agency that brought you great hits like airport facial recognition, kids in cages, and a short-lived Disinformation Governance Board, is setting its sight on another supposed hotbed of terror — video games.