Hate and harassment targeted at players with religious, ethnic and national game identities | ADL

ADL found a lot of hate toward religious and ethnic identities in hardcore online games.

Hate was recorded in near half of online multiplayer sessions tested with religious, ethnic and national identity usernames, the ADL said.Read More

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