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Game On – How Extremists and Terrorists Use Online Gaming For Radicalisation (09.07.25)

Date of session:  Wednesday 9th July 2025

Time of session:  3:45pm to 5:15pm

Suitable for: Anyone working with young people aged 11+ in an educational setting, including DSLs, secondary school and FE teachers, youth workers, and apprenticeship providers.

Summary: Children and young people lead increasingly diverse and dynamic online patterns of life that extend across social media, livestreaming, online gaming, and more. Unsurprisingly therefore, violent extremists and terrorists attempt to use the same platforms in hopes of connecting with potentially susceptible young audiences.

This free online briefing will deliver the latest insights concerning how supporters of violent extremism and terrorism use online gaming, gaming platforms and gaming communities to engage and radicalise individuals. Case studies will examine themes including extremist use of co-op online gaming, gaming modifications (‘Mods’), scratch-built games, and how extremists operate in gaming communities. Attendees will be offered indications of what to look for concerning the gaming interests of individuals suspected of having been subject to violent extremist ideological or community influences.

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Guest Speaker: Richard Evans, Director of Candour Intelligence  

Richard is the founder and Director of Candour Intelligence Ltd, an extremism knowledge organisation. He specialises in the investigation, monitoring, and exploitation of extremist and terrorist online discourse, and the study of how extremists use online platforms to propagate their narratives and radicalise their audiences.
 
He has over 20 years of experience supporting staff in government, defence, and law enforcement to develop an enhanced operational understanding of their extremist adversary. As Director of Candour Intelligence, Richard delivers intelligence support, education, and professional development services concerning extremist ideologies, extremist online discourse, and extremist use of social media.
 
Richard was formerly an Associate Director in Janes Intelligence Unit (JIU), part of Jane’s Group UK Ltd, the defence and national security information business founded in 1898. In this role he was responsible for the delivery of directed online research activities focused on observing extremist online communities and assisting the public sector in improving their understanding of extremist ideologies.