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Europol and Eight Countries Remove Thousands of Extremist Links from Gaming Platforms

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On November 13, 2025, Europol and eight participating countries conducted a coordinated effort to remove extremist content from gaming and gaming-adjacent platforms. The operation identified and referred 5,408 links to jihadist material, 1,070 links to violent right-wing extremist content, and 105 links to racist and xenophobic posts. Extremists exploit gaming ecosystems by recording and modifying game scenes with coded language, emojis, or chants, then distributing them on mainstream social networks. Some platforms are also misused to livestream attacks or recruit minors. The initiative aims to reduce public exposure to extremist messages and strengthen cooperation across European jurisdictions.

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  1. 17.11.2025 18:00 1 articles · 23h ago

    Europol and Eight Countries Remove Thousands of Extremist Links from Gaming Platforms

    On November 13, 2025, Europol and eight participating countries conducted a coordinated effort to remove extremist content from gaming and gaming-adjacent platforms. The operation identified and referred 5,408 links to jihadist material, 1,070 links to violent right-wing extremist content, and 105 links to racist and xenophobic posts. Extremists exploit gaming ecosystems by recording and modifying game scenes with coded language, emojis, or chants, then distributing them on mainstream social networks. Some platforms are also misused to livestream attacks or recruit minors.

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  • The operation identified 5,408 links to jihadist material, 1,070 links to violent right-wing extremist content, and 105 links to racist and xenophobic posts.

    First reported: 17.11.2025 18:00
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  • Extremist creators often record scenes within games or game chats, modify them with coded language, emojis, or chants, and push the edited clips onto mainstream social networks.

    First reported: 17.11.2025 18:00
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  • Some platforms originally built for streaming gameplay have been misused to livestream attacks or recruit minors.

    First reported: 17.11.2025 18:00
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  • The initiative was led by the European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) and involved eight participating countries.

    First reported: 17.11.2025 18:00
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  • The EU IRU plans to publish a Transparency Report detailing 2024 activities related to monitoring terrorist content and issuing referrals.

    First reported: 17.11.2025 18:00
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