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August 19, 2021

Gaming and Extremism: The Extreme Right on Discord

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

This briefing is part of ISD’s Gaming and Extremism Series exploring the role online gaming plays in the strategy of far-right extremists in the UK and globally. This is part of a broader programme on the ‘Future of Extremism’ being delivered by ISD in the second half of 2021, charting the transformational shifts in the extremist threat landscape two decades on from 9/11, and the policy strategies required to counter the next generation of extremist threats. It provides a snapshot overview of the extreme right’s use of Discord.

In the media

Discord, a common denominator in various high-profile incidents of extremism

ISD Contributors

Aoife Gallagher
Senior Analyst

Ciarán O’Connor
Senior Analyst

Elise Thomas
Senior Analyst, OSINT

Jacob Davey
Director of Policy & Research, Counter-Hate