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How do you tackle toxic behaviour in gaming?

Will a Good Game Playbook reduce cases of abuse and harassment in gaming?

Online multiplayer can be a toxic environment, especially for female players and people of colour. There are criticisms that not enough is being done by the gaming companies to address the abuse that some people face on a daily basis.

Now the developer behind Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft, has brought out a β€œGood Game Playbook” to send to some of its players reported for harassment. But will people read it? We speak to two ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ reporters; Andrew Rogers, who’s been speaking to the gaming companies, and Laura Cress who describes her experiences of toxicity in gaming.

Also, as the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service launches an emergency lifeline radio service for people in Gaza, Hannah speaks to one of the team behind it.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart and Alex Rhodes
Producers: Emily Horler, Mora Morrison and Julia Ross-Roy
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks

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