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...

Event Name: South-East Asia Regional Meeting on Preventing and Countering the Spread of Violent Extremism on Gaming, Gaming-Adjacent, and Other Online Platforms Targeting Youth in South-East Asia Date: 28–30 October 2025 Location: Singapore (GEMS participation via Zoom) Organisers: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Terrorism Prevention Branch and Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in partnership with the European Union and the Government of Singapore The GEMS...