Not a Game: Europol and Partners Target Terrorist Role-Playing Online
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DnoticiasOperation took place in the framework of an action coordinated by Europol, with the participation of 16 countries, which allowed to signal "more than nine thousand links to violent and terrorist extremist content".
The Judicial Police (PJ) in Portugal identified 54 links to content associated with violent extremism and terrorism, including simulations of attacks on schools and a mosque in video games environments.
Europol warns that some online communities recreate the structures, symbols and narratives of terrorist organisations, including by interpreting their members' roles and reconstructing attacks
The action is part of the EU's ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of terrorist and violent extremist propaganda online.
Police and other competent authorities from 16 countries have discovered more than 9,000 links to terrorist and violent extremist content online as part of an international operation coordinated by Europol and Spanish authorities.
Europol coordinated a large-scale operation against terrorist propaganda in online video games and, by mobilizing 16 countries, more than 9,000 links were reported to extremist role-playing games that could be used for recruitment.
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