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Trump shooter left threatening message on gaming platform – media
Thomas Matthew Crooks reportedly described the day of his attempted assassination of the presidential candidate as his “premiere”
Jul 18, 2024 14:22
China proposes to limit children’s tech use
Lawmakers have suggested requiring developers to create a special ‘minor mode’ that would set time limits on device and app use
Aug 3, 2023 12:48
Ivan Timofeev: What Russia, and the world, can learn from the failures and successes of Mikhail Gorbachev Opinion
The former Soviet leader wasn't playing a computer game – he had no cheat codes, and he wasn't able to restart when things went wrong
Sep 21, 2022 14:00
John Romero: Video games are the ultimate art
As the virtual world increasingly becomes as vivid as the real one, the video games industry is poised to transform entertainment, education and social relations. We talk about this with legendary game designer and programmer, John Romero....
Sep 10, 2021 08:04
Megalomania or protecting users? New Twitch policy prepares to deplatform for OFF-PLATFORM activity
Live-streaming platform Twitch is dramatically expanding the list of behaviors that get users banned. Its new policy not only governs all offline behavior but bizarrely purports to be an arm of the digital justice system.
Apr 8, 2021 02:21
US Army finally ‘pauses’ its Twitch gamer outreach program after bans, scam & free speech complaints
The US Army has finally logged off Twitch after its questionable efforts to connect with gamers were met with major pressure from online activists and suggestions that its dubious activity even fell foul of the Constitution.
Jul 23, 2020 19:47
If you use social media to threaten to 'stab' someone, it’s not down to Facebook, Twitter or TikTok to save you from yourself Opinion
Corporate giants are boycotting advertising on Facebook because of “hate speech”. But can social-media platforms really be held responsible for the deluded rantings of those who’ve simply never been taught how to behave online?
Jul 3, 2020 11:33
Oh deer! Twitch proves itself a joke after giving TRANS-SPECIES female a spot on its ‘Safety Advisory Council’ Opinion
2020 isn’t done with us yet. In an act of progressive seppuku, one of the world’s largest streaming platforms gave a position of power to a girl who thinks she’s a woodland creature, and the internet is having none of it.
May 18, 2020 11:41
Could angry gamers hurt Trump’s chances in 2020 as tariffs on game consoles hit hard?
Donald Trump might not realize just how costly his trade war with China could end up being. Gamer and tech expert Arturo Monlui tells RT that rising game console prices could cost Trump major points in the upcoming election.
Jul 1, 2019 14:05
AI can’t beat a human in a debate (yet), but give it time…
Humans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief when an AI called IBM Debater failed to beat a human champion during a yearly test of its argumentative prowess, proving there’s at least one thing we can still do better than machines.
Feb 13, 2019 04:47