The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Online games are 'under-regulated', says EU counterterrorism coordinator

2020-11-27T13:08:34.663Z


Online games can be used to propagate extremist ideologies and even to prepare attacks, warns the EU coordinator for the fight against terrorism Gilles de Kerchove in an interview with AFP, advocating a European response. While the European Commission is due to present on December 9 a draft legislation, the “ Digital Services Act ”, to better regulate digital platforms and fight in particular agai


Online games can be used to propagate extremist ideologies and even to prepare attacks, warns the EU coordinator for the fight against terrorism Gilles de Kerchove in an interview with AFP, advocating a European response.

While the European Commission is due to present on December 9 a draft legislation, the “

Digital Services Act

”, to better regulate digital platforms and fight in particular against online hatred on social networks, games remain an “

under-regulated area.

», He judges.

"

I am not saying that the whole field of gambling is problematic, there are two billion people who play online and that is very good

", specifies the person in charge, responsible for making proposals at European level in the fight against terrorism. .

But the Belgian points the finger at "

extreme right-wing groups in Germany who have developed games of shooting Arabs, (Hungarian-American Jewish businessman George) Soros, Ms. Merkel for his migration policy, etc.

".

"

This can both be a means of propagating extreme right-wing ideology in particular, but not exclusively, a means of laundering money (...) there are currencies generated by games, and which can be exchanged in fiat currency

, ”explains the 64-year-old official, in office since 2007.“

It can be a means of communication, it's encrypted, and also a means of testing attack scenarios

, ”he adds. -he.

The Commission should mention it in an anti-terrorism agenda that it will also present on 9 December.

Algorithm problem

It is necessary "to

discuss with the companies which develop these games

" to see "

how to tighten the meshes

" to avoid these dangers, continues Gilles de Kerchove, specifying to have recently had contacts with his American counterparts who "are

starting to work

" on this subject.

The manager also calls into question the role of “

amplification algorithms

” of platforms such as Facebook and YouTube in the distribution of “

problematic

”, “

borderline

” content.

A question that the European executive will tackle in the Digital Services Act by demanding more transparency from the digital giants.

A proposal for a regulation is also being discussed between MEPs and Member States to allow the removal of terrorist content within the hour.

The fight against terrorism has returned to the top of the European agenda after the recent jihadist attacks in France and Austria.

It will be on the menu for the next summit on December 10 and 11.

Source: lefigaro

All news articles on 2020-11-27

You may like

News/Politics 2024-02-02T23:39:55.082Z

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.