Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto, Roblox: not names normally associated with activism, though they have been weaponized by right-wing extremists to radicalize young men.

But recently, groups of progressive gamers organized by the New Save Collective have been using these platforms to build communities of like-minded people, and even to practice what they might do to interfere with an ICE raid.

From Wired: “Games like Halo or first-person shooters already have built-in messaging around ‘protect the homeland,’ Anosh Polticoal says. ‘I think [ICE] have seen that as an opportunity to reach an audience that is already engaged in what they may feel is similar work. We want to make sure that our message is showing up in those same places—maybe you are not an immigrant, but someone in your life, in your community definitely is.’”

(Taken from an email sent to me by Never Again Action.)