SXSW cans panels discussing harassment in gaming because of harassment in gaming
SXSW has removed two gaming panels from its 2016 line up following threats of on-site violence being issued towards the festival.
Looking to tackle the sexist abuse, lack of diversity and the online harrassment/threats hamstringing many gaming cliques, SXSW had lined up two panels, ‘SavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community’ and ‘Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games’.
Level Up in particular was to address the daily struggle of women in the industry, best underlined during the Gamergate controversies which shone a light on the systematic campaigns of abuse coordinated against, in particular, game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu and vlogger Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
