Russian propaganda is making its way into popular kids' games like Roblox. One Russian official even hosted a concert in Minecraft.
whose mother is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
And according to a recent statement from Putin, video games have become a focal point to promote education"within the framework of universal human values and within the framework of patriotism," Putin said during a recentOther games that have been used to promote Russian interests include Russia's version of World of Tanks and World of Warships, Fly Corp, Armored Warfare, and War Thunder, researchers at Molfar, a Ukrainian open-source analytical company, told the Times.
"Wargaming is vehement in the support of the people of Ukraine, our studio in Kyiv, and our employees there," Alex Brewer-Disarufino, a spokesman for Wargaming, the company behind World of Tanks and World of Warships, told the Times.
Experts told the Times that the Kremlin's objective in using video games to target younger players is to spread its reach to try to find those receptive to their cause. Russia isn't the only country to utilize the power of video games to help its cause. Insider reported in 2020 about how the US Army found successes using online games and
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