Just like any organization seeking to recruit new members and break through in a highly saturated attention economy, terrorist groups have to innovate just like everybody else. And one way they’re doing that is through the creation of video games and related media content.

So today I’ll be speaking with Katelyn Ferguson from CTG’s Crime team to discuss how terrorist groups are using video games to radicalize and recruit new members, as well as how other factors like online community platforms and the COVID-19 pandemic play into this threat. We’ll also analyze some current efforts to deter terrorists’ use of media for the purpose recruitment, and we’ll consider a number of other potential solutions.