'Naive gamer' to IS sympathiser: How US teen Daniel Fischer was radicalised

How a US teenager went from gamer to convicted extremist An American boy who went from being a “naive gamer” to embracing an “extreme vision” of Islam became an IS “sympathiser” and eventually a convict working to leave extremist ideology.Daniel Fischer from South Carolina was just 16 when his parents noticed a sudden change in his behaviour.The American teenager became deeply interested in extremist content online, started arguing with his family about religion and eventually told investigators that he wanted to join IS, according to a CNN report.His parents, Ana and Andy Fischer, became concerned after their younger son told them Daniel was watching beheading videos. They took away his phone and PlayStation and tried other ways to intervene, but nothing seemed to work.When FBI and South Carolina law enforcement officers later searched his home, they found two phones, two weapons, a laptop and a journal detailing plans to join IS and kill people, the report said.Daniel was arrested on state charges linked to terrorism and bomb threats. He later pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and was sentenced in June to three years in prison and five years of probation.His case highlights a...