Extremists Use Minecraft To Build Virtual Concentration Camps
The RadiGame research project is investigating how extremists use the digital sandbox game Minecraft to create disturbing content. Linda Schlegel from the Leibniz Institute for Peace and Conflict Research is investigating the 'RadiGame' project regarding extremism in computer games. The research notes that radical content is widespread on gaming platforms, including Steam and smaller stores. The study highlights that right-wing extremist content is prominent on these platforms, using Minecraft as an example of where such content exists.
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“Unter anderem haben wir Konzentrationslager gefunden, die in Minecraft gebaut wurden.”
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“Linda Schlegel vom Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung untersucht das Projekt RadiGame Extremismus in Computerspielen. Minecraft ist nur ein Beispiel.”
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