"Federal investigators and researchers at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) are brushing up on gaming. A reportedly leaked briefing document shows the agency born out of 9/11 to combat global terrorism is taking a closer look at what "violent extremist US teens" are doing in online gaming platforms ranging from Fortnite to Battle.net. Published by independent journalist Dan Boguslaw, the alleged NCTC document lists a bunch of different places people play games and each one's functionality."
"Some violent extremist US teens probably play online games or use gaming-affiliated networks and applications (apps), and could use these apps to communicate with like-minded individuals, conduct plotting, or spread terrorist messaging, judging from a past report of extremist use of online gaming to enable terrorist activity," the leaked memo reads."
Federal investigators and the National Counterterrorism Center are examining how violent extremist US teens may use online gaming platforms and affiliated networks to communicate, plot, or spread messaging. The review catalogs platforms including Battle.net, Discord, Fortnite, PlayStation Network, Roblox, Steam, Twitch, and Xbox Live and evaluates functionalities such as text, voice, and video chat, image sharing, friend lists, and discoverable communities. Discord is identified as offering all listed functionalities and was linked to a discussion used by an alleged shooter. Increasing scrutiny follows high-profile violent incidents and congressional attention toward Discord, Twitch, and Steam.
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