Gaming AI Call of Duty's new chat moderation AI sees major success: 43% drop in toxicity The moderation system will expand to more languages when Black Ops 6 comes out By Daniel Sims, October 12, 2024, 12:31 PM 53 comments
Gaming News Around the Web Online gaming dispute turns into real-world hammer attack 20-year-old flew from New Jersey to Florida to attack an online foe By Shawn Knight, June 26, 2024, 2:13 PM 32 comments
The Web Tech Culture Elon Musk's X Corp sues anti-hate group that says Twitter is toxic X claims the group is funded by Twitter competitors or foreign governments By Rob Thubron, August 1, 2023, 7:24 AM 14 comments
The Web Google Posting abusive comments on YouTube could lead to a warning and 24-hour timeout Will it make a difference? YouTube seems to think so By Rob Thubron, December 14, 2022, 9:49 AM 29 comments
Gaming Riot Games will start recording Valorant voice chats from July 13 Don't want to be recorded? Riot suggests turning off voice chat By Rob Thubron, June 27, 2022, 10:29 AM 19 comments
Industry Tech Culture Planned Amazon internal chat app reportedly banned words such as "restrooms," "vaccine," and "slave labor" Union-related terms were also on the blacklist By Rob Thubron, April 5, 2022, 5:19 AM 8 comments
Gaming Valorant now allows players to selectively censor specific words in chat 'Dude' no longer has to ruin your friendships By Cal Jeffrey, January 19, 2022, 3:39 PM 9 comments
The Web Tech Culture Twitter might implement an 'unmention' function for users to disengage from toxic tweets Unmentioning removes the @username from tweets and replies and blocks future mentions By Cal Jeffrey, June 15, 2021, 12:10 PM
Gaming Software Intel will launch its AI-based, toxic voice chat filtering 'Bleep' software later this year Intel wants to combat online harassment By Cohen Coberly, March 30, 2021, 11:31 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture The Web Reddit updates anti-harassment policies to crack down on toxic users and communities The company continues the crackdown on toxic communities By Adrian Potoroaca, October 1, 2019, 3:36 PM 9 comments
Google Industry Google walkout organizers say they face retaliation from within the company Google denies the claims By Rob Thubron, April 23, 2019, 8:47 AM 12 comments
The Web Google YouTube reportedly ignored employee warnings over toxic videos as it chased user engagement Five workers resigned over the problem By Rob Thubron, April 3, 2019, 4:40 AM
Industry Linus Torvalds apologizes for years of "unprofessional rants," is taking break from Linux The Linux creator is known for his explosive outbursts By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2018, 7:51 AM 17 comments
Gaming EA responds to Battlefield V beta chat filter that censors "white man," DLC," and "lag" It's a work in progress, apparently By Rob Thubron, September 10, 2018, 8:13 AM 21 comments
Tech Culture Microsoft Microsoft bans use of "offensive language" on Xbox Live, Skype, and other services Watch your language on Xbox Live By Rob Thubron, March 27, 2018, 8:44 AM 31 comments
Gaming Industry Over 30 companies, including Riot and Blizzard, join forces to fight toxic online behavior Will the Fair Play Alliance help curb abuse? By Rob Thubron, March 22, 2018, 7:01 AM 31 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Ubisoft is cracking down on 'toxic' Rainbow Six: Siege players New button will allow players to report toxic behavior By Cal Jeffrey, March 6, 2018, 4:10 PM 22 comments