George E Osborn - Power Play: the Political Influence on Gaming

Video games are the world's largest entertainment medium.

They connect billions of people across the globe, creating digital third spaces where people share ideas and create identities.

But they are also being used by autocrats, populists and violent extremists to influence the real world around us.

The games industry expert lifts the lid on this new political frontier, and what democracies must do to protect and harness the immense power of play before the battle for digital influence is lost for good.Talking to Jordan Erica Webber