There's a persistent myth about video games — that they're harmful and cause violent behaviour.
Sarah Stang sits in her office at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont. on Thursday, May 9, 2024. That's wrong, says Sarah Stang.
The problem made news a decade ago in Gamergate — an online furor in which women and companies were targeted for supporting progressive ideals, like having more women represented in gaming's traditionally male-dominated world. The internet is where a large number of people go to hang out. "Games are a huge part of that ecosystem," says Consalvo.Online toxicity is something society is worried about but not necessarily governments, Consalvo says.
Brett Kubicek, research manager with the centre, says it was created in 2017 to lead Ottawa's efforts on preventing and countering violent extremism. "The week of Gamergate, you would have thought that there would have been something that actually came out."Games and gaming-adjacent platforms have content guidelines and measures in place to protect users, but rules can be bent or sidestepped. As technology has evolved, so have tactics used by hate groups and people looking to block them out.
A Reddit spokesperson says the platform uses automated tools, user reports and internal escalation processes to flag anything that violates its content policies. The number of safety staff is tiny compared to the 71.5 million daily active users that Roblox says it had in the last three months of 2023.
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