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 (Pro

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 compan

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 Singap

Event Name: Video Games Europe Trust & Safety Meeting Date: 20 October 2025 Location: Closed industry meeting (format not specified) Organisers: Video Games Europe (VGE) The GEMS Project was invited to present at a closed Trust & Safety meeting organised by Video Games Europe, the leading trade body representing major European video game publishers and national associations. Representatives from the GEMS consortium introduced the Horizon Europe-funded project, its core ob