Do You Have Kids Who Play Video Games?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (159058)
Boise, Idaho
December 24, 2022 4:28pm CST
I came upon this interesting article and thought I would share the info here. My grandson spends a lot of time playing a game called Minecraft so this article made me more interested than I probably would be otherwise.
Did you know that some of the games your kids play have social interaction between players? There are some extremist groups( Proud Boys, QAnon, etc.) that use these platforms to recruit new members. They want them young so they can groom them. Between 60%-80% of kids have reported in surveys that they have been harassed. Here is a list of the more popular games and a percentage of kids that were harassed:
Valorant (80%)
Data 2 (71%)
Fortnite (66%)
Destiny 2 (65%)
DUBG: Battleground (65%)
World of Warcraft (64%)
Call of Duty (63%)
Final Fantasy XIV online (61%)
Grand Theft Auto (60%)
One thing to note here is that in many cases the social interaction option can be removed from many of the games.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Dec 22
My nephew likes to play solitaire on the computer a lot when he has free time.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Dec 22
@marlina Solitaire is one game that I have been told that it improves memory.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
25 Dec 22
My daughter works for Hawaii Gaming Commission. It's her job to play the video games before they come out for sale, play the crap out of the games and then write about them on different sites to whet kids' appetites for the new games.
She also plays different games when she isn't working. She's complained about some of the harassment.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Dec 22
I remember you explains that once before. What a fun job. I'm glad she reported any.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
25 Dec 22
@celticeagle Oops! Sorry about that. I always forget who knows and who doesn't. The moderators on the games she plays always remove people who bother the kids but not all moderators will do that.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Dec 22
@DaddyEvil ........Well, I hope my post helps just one parent to check their kids game experiences so they don't get in to trouble.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Dec 22
Yes, and they can reach out to anyone anywhere.
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@LindaOHio (156212)
• United States
25 Dec 22
I didn't know this. That's a definite good warning for parents. Merry Christmas!
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Dec 22
I thought so and wanted to share in case some parents on here didn't realize they had options.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (82002)
• Rupert, Idaho
5 Mar 23
That's interesting to know. My son is obsessed with Minecraft. He doesn't play any of the others though.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Mar 23
My grandson is playing some other one but, Minecraft is on his list of favorites too.
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Mar 23
@MommyOfEli2013 .........He really enjoys it and Space Engineers.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (82002)
• Rupert, Idaho
6 Mar 23
@celticeagle Minecraft is a very popular one
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Dec 22
I watched GTA played one evening and it looked interesting.
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