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The Feds Are Coming for “Extremist” Gamers (theintercept.com)

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[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 39 points 6 months ago (1 children)

“All I can think of is the awful track record of the FBI when it comes to identifying extremism,” Hasan Piker, a popular Twitch streamer who often streams while playing video games under the handle HasanAbi, says of the mechanisms. “They’re much better at finding vulnerable teenagers with mental disabilities to take advantage of.”

Pretty much my first though too. Reich-wing extremists are a problem, but for some strange reason cops don't seem to be too keen on stopping them