UK ‘anti-extremism game’ backfires and spawns viral meme

The antagonist Amelia from the British Home Office’s ‘Pathways’ has become an online icon for critics of mass migration

A UK government video game meant to steer teenagers away from extremism has produced the opposite result, transforming its intended villain into a viral online symbol for critics of mass immigration.

The ‘Pathways’ game, funded by the Home Office’s counter-terrorism program Prevent, is aimed at 11-18-year-olds and...