We are pleased to share that the GEMS online conference, Identities in Play: Gaming, Culture, and Security in the Digital Age, is now available as a video podcast series. The event brought together researchers and practitioners to explore gaming as a site of identity formation and performance, and to examine how these dynamics intersect with contemporary security concerns, including radicalisation. The programme featured contributions on topics such as gamer identity, online gaming-adjacent...

Event Name: TechWatch Forum – Understanding Extremism in Gaming & Virtual Communities Date: 07 November 2025 Location: Online (hosted by Europol) Organisers: Europol European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) / EU Internet Referral Unit The GEMS Project was invited to present at the special online edition of Europol’s TechWatch Forum focused on extremism in gaming and virtual communities. Prof. Maja Halilovic-Pastuovic (Principal Investigator, GEMS) and Dr. Neven Vukic (Project Manager and...

Event Name: EU Internet Forum Technical Meeting – Preventing Terrorist and Violent Extremist Exploitation of Gaming and Related Platforms Date: 13 November 2025 Location: Closed meeting (hybrid/remote participation) Organisers: European Commission (DG HOME), under the EU Internet Forum (EUIF) framework The EU Internet Forum (EUIF), launched in 2015 and led by the European Commission, brings together EU Member States, law enforcement (notably Europol’s EU IRU), tech companies, and selected...