Toxic
How Riot Games' new team plans to curb trolling before it begins
Riot has deeply contemplated the definition of "toxicity" in recent years.
EA meets with gamers to help curb toxic behavior online
Its Player Council offered feedback on how to curb harassment.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Two-thirds of online gamers in the US experience 'severe' harassment
And according to an ADL survey, nearly 30 percent have been doxxed.
YouTube execs reportedly shrugged off warnings about toxic videos
Leaders rebuffed suggestions to tackle harmful content in favor of engagement, Bloomberg reports.
Blizzard is patrolling YouTube for toxic Overwatch players
Proactively finding bad behavior and taking action.
Google’s comment-ranking system will be a hit with the alt-right
The company's API for scoring toxicity in online discussions already behaves like a racist hand dryer.
Sea lions are getting sick from toxic algae blooms
Industrial runoff is fueling the algae and climate change will make it worse.
Disqus wants to help rid the web of toxic commenters
Offenders could be given shadow bans and timeouts in the near future.
