eso76
Member
What's wrong with cats ?
And good job making the delay actually happen, Kotaku ! Grrrr !
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Kotaku receives death threats for reporting No Man's Sky delay
- Thread starter Dalek
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What's wrong with cats ?
And good job making the delay actually happen, Kotaku ! Grrrr !
How About No
Member
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
This is the worst justification for shitty behavior.
Earthpainting
Member
What's also sad is that I'm starting to become desensitised to the subject. The first thing that came to mind when I read the thread title was "figured as much". Horrible comments have become an expected part of anyone having some sort of public presence online, and that's messed up.
Twitter really needs to step up their game here. They won't actually be able to do much to stop actual harassment in the grand scheme of things, but just agreeing that this isn't allowed on their service would be the bare minimum.
Twitter really needs to step up their game here. They won't actually be able to do much to stop actual harassment in the grand scheme of things, but just agreeing that this isn't allowed on their service would be the bare minimum.
Take a peek at comment sections of popular news articles or Youtube videos. Pretty nasty things get posted on the reg, in all sorts of subjects. It feels like it's some people's standard mode of online interaction. Sony's flame has been attracting a disproportionate amount of moths lately merely because it's been shining bright in the past few years. Just as Jeff Gerstmann how Zelda fans reacted when he "underscored" Twilight Princess back in the day. GamerGate is also a manifestation of the same type of online behaviour.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Dear God, that woman has seen some shit.
and seen him drag his ass across the floor afterwards
Obliterator
Member
Its been said 1000x but it needs to said 1000x more, places like Twitter need to do a far better job of stopping Internet bullying. Shit like this should be in no way tolerated
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Ah ok. Wasn't around for that.
stufte
Member
I don't think that was a justification, just a truth of anonymity.
Obliterator
Member
Its not just gaming, you see somewhat similar things in lots of areas when you are dealing with the most hardcore invested minority of something. Also gaming in general has lots of ties to the Internet so its easy for this kind of toxic shit to bubble up.
"but it's just trolling"
Fucking disgusting.
Absolutely. Permanently delete their account. If possible, put some unique device identifier on a blacklist so they can never use that service again with the same device (would probably only work for phones and tablets). And finally, arrest them. Every single one of them, even the kids.
SmackAttack
Member
Twitter is such a joke. They know these people should be cut out but won't do it. Unbelievable.
FTFY
It's not even true, though.
aspiegamer
Member
Oh hohoho, is that Bish chiming in on Twitter?
Twitter give zero fucks. It takes actual bad press against them for there to ever be any action on their part. Around the peak of #GG they did, at last, actually have to be accountable of things, as the international media was covering the story. So for a few weeks they actually banned some people, though it was mostly suspensions. Can't actually kill any part of their revenue stream. Duh.
It's going to take something unimaginably godawful happening as a direct result of some behavior on Twitter for them to ever move on this stuff.
Twitter give zero fucks. It takes actual bad press against them for there to ever be any action on their part. Around the peak of #GG they did, at last, actually have to be accountable of things, as the international media was covering the story. So for a few weeks they actually banned some people, though it was mostly suspensions. Can't actually kill any part of their revenue stream. Duh.
It's going to take something unimaginably godawful happening as a direct result of some behavior on Twitter for them to ever move on this stuff.
Not sure if it's ever death threats, but mods here are talked about on other forums (almost exclusively by people who get banned).
When the article was published did Sean Murray tweet that it was false? That BeachClashers dude had a screenshot of it and I guess that fanned the flames further...
On a side note I learned that Sean Murray is a fellow bowhunter like me, definitely a plus in my book
that tweet never existed, it was a fake screenshot
Dirtyshubb
Member
I have reported multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter that have been racist, sexist and abusive and not once have they ever agreed with me and gone so far as to remind me that abusing the report system can get my account banned.
No social media platform cares about this stuff, probably from a logistical perspective since i assume there are tonnes of reports but it just shows that the ability to report abuse is meaningless since they have no plans to do anything about it.
Ha I was wondering how long before someone made this 'fix'. But I do think gaming has a particular issue with this shit.
Yeah, great job Twitter. I guess death threats are just regular business for Twitter. Maybe some targeted ads will follow. WTF!
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I guess nothing ought to surprise me anymore... :\
Are you fucking kidding me, Twitter?
Has anyone in the US ever gone to prison because of a death threat on the internet? Serious question.
stufte
Member
Anonymity doesn't create an environment for people to be as shitty as they want to be?
There is a whole lot of "these people" and "people like him" being thrown around in this thread without any real definition of those terms.
I don't find it surprising nor particularly "embarassing to gamers" that these death threats were made.
If somebody who liked watching movies threatened a critic or director, well, that's just mentally ill people being mentally ill or childish jerks being childish. There's no reason for soul searching when someone with a shared interest is a jerk.
I don't find it surprising nor particularly "embarassing to gamers" that these death threats were made.
If somebody who liked watching movies threatened a critic or director, well, that's just mentally ill people being mentally ill or childish jerks being childish. There's no reason for soul searching when someone with a shared interest is a jerk.
"Why this kind oh behavior is still allowed." Exhibit A.
Some people really are idiots huh...
I mean, even if these threats are empty, does that make death threats okay?
I can make death threats (and rape threats if towards a woman) as long as I'm 12 and won't actually do anything about it?
Dyson Industries
Banned
It's not a justification, it's just an explanation?
When people can hide or detach themselves from meaningful consequences they can say horrible things for nothing more than mild amusement.
That's sadly just the reality of twitter/the internet. Dicks become assholes, assholes become deranged, etc etc because the ecosystem permits it.
The best part of that thread was the guy claiming to be a freelance journalist and saying he was doing his job better than Jason.
30 GameStops.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
You can't take the skies from me.
GrantDaNasty
Member
Realize when passion turns into zealous fanaticism and hit the brakes.
to everyone on that sub-reddit wishing death upon someone for even REPORTING about any supposed leaks, much less confirming an actual fucking fact: you have lost the plot. Take a step back, get away from the PC/PS4, take some time off. You're putting way too much effort and emotion into something that really is not that hard to comprehend nor understand.
To Jason/anyone who has to deal with abuse like this: Shit sucks and I offer my sympathies, it's sadly a hard problem to rectify, cause it's a human problem first and foremost.
to everyone on that sub-reddit wishing death upon someone for even REPORTING about any supposed leaks, much less confirming an actual fucking fact: you have lost the plot. Take a step back, get away from the PC/PS4, take some time off. You're putting way too much effort and emotion into something that really is not that hard to comprehend nor understand.
To Jason/anyone who has to deal with abuse like this: Shit sucks and I offer my sympathies, it's sadly a hard problem to rectify, cause it's a human problem first and foremost.
Glass Shark
Banned
Because they feel like they need a cause to fight for but nothing actually worthwhile has happened in their life.
Mechanized
Member
Nothing will change on twitter until someone follows through or it gets reported by big news sites and they bring people in charge to task.
rokkerkory
Member
Just report those jerks?
Making it public knowledge of just how big of an idiot and psycho you are isn't very smart at all.
Making it public knowledge of just how big of an idiot and psycho you are isn't very smart at all.
LuvOfThaGame
Banned
Hopefully the public speaking out will get twitters attention. The more people to report the post, the better. That person making threats has some serious psychological issues and doesn't need to be on twitter anymore. How much can that account be worth to twitter. I mean, really. Flush it.
SolidSnakex
Member
Does it surprise you? Azealia Banks (a verified member that has over half a million follower) posted on her account that Sarah Palin (former politician) should be kidnapped and gangraped. They didn't do anything about it. She eventually got her account suspended because she posted some homophobic and Islamophobic comments about a former One Direction member.
How About No
Member
The fuck
I'm so goddamn glad I have no interest in using Twitter and already hardly use Facebook cept for with my friends. People need to demand that they up their moderation practices. Like, to more than negative one.
He did. Twitter gave no fucks
protomouse
Member
Twitter's actions yet again go perpendicular to their own ToS. They may just as well take the whole section on "Abusive Behavior" out.
I'm fine! Bigger problem is that outspoken women on the internet have to deal with this sort of shit every day.
drotahorror
Member
$1000 fine every time you threaten someone on twitter (if from the USA and trackable). Other countries can come up with something similar.
Don't see how it's so hard to enforce a rule or two on twitter.
Don't see how it's so hard to enforce a rule or two on twitter.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Just looked up that parody account... wow, fuck off Twitter.