Russian propaganda is making its way into popular kids’ games like Roblox. One Russian official even hosted a concert in Minecraft.

• Video games are becoming the new frontier of Russia’s information war, a new report from The New York Times found. 
• Users of multiple kids’ games, including Roblox and Minecraft, are creating worlds full of Russian propaganda. 
• Russian President Vladimir Putin recently expressed interest in the potential of video games to spread “patriotism.”

Russia is setting its sights on a new medium to push propaganda about its invasion of Ukraine: video games. 

First-person, interactive games like Roblox — increasingly becoming popular in Russia and a source of online fascist content, according to a report from Wired — and Minecraft are the new breeding ground to showcase Kremlin values and talking points, according to a new report from The New York Times.