Tag Archives: toxic
How Riot Games’ new team plans to curb trolling before it begins
Riot Games doesn't use the word "toxic."
"Toxicity means different things to different people," Riot's head of Player Dynamics Weszt Hart said. "What's trash talk to one person is totally inappropriate to someone else, which makes it really hard to...
EA meets with gamers to help curb toxic behavior online
EA knows online harassment is a problem with its games like anyone else's, and it's taking some (small) steps toward creating a less toxic space. The publisher used the recent Gamescom expo to hold the first meeting of the Healthy Communities Player...
Two-thirds of online gamers in the US experience ‘severe’ harassment
It's no secret that online gaming can harbor toxic and abusive behavior. But a new survey by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says as many as many as two-thirds of US online gamers have experienced "severe" harassment. More than half of the responden...
YouTube execs reportedly shrugged off warnings about toxic videos
YouTube leaders ignored proposals to alter recommendations to stamp out toxic videos and to tackle conspiracy theories, several former and current employees told Bloomberg. Executives were more concerned with keeping viewers engaged, according to the...
Milky Way is Full of Toxic Space Grease, Study Finds
Space is not an empty place. While technically void, gaps between stars are filled with grease-like molecules. It is actually a form of carbon called aliphatic. Another form is known as aromatic...
Milky Way is Full of Toxic Space Grease, Study Finds
Space is not an empty place. While technically void, gaps between stars are filled with grease-like molecules. It is actually a form of carbon called aliphatic. Another form is known as aromatic...
Toxic Flowers Killed Dinosaurs Long Before the Asteroid Strike
It is widely believed that a massive asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago and wiped out most of the planet's species alongside dinosaurs. But a new research suggests otherwise and reveals that...
Toxic Flowers Killed Dinosaurs Long Before the Asteroid Strike
It is widely believed that a massive asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago and wiped out most of the planet's species alongside dinosaurs. But a new research suggests otherwise and reveals that...
Earth’s Permafrost is Full of Toxic Mercury
Scientists have detected huge amounts of mercury hidden beneath the permafrost in northern areas of the earth’s surface. This natural yet toxic mercury has consequences for human well-being and the...