Within Earshot, Out of Reach
Text chat gets moderated automatically, voice almost never. Who does the work when harassment runs over the open voice channel? Four modes, compared.
Björn Burghard || essays and reporting on digital friction
Text chat gets moderated automatically, voice almost never. Who does the work when harassment runs over the open voice channel? Four modes, compared.
Players don't quit because a game is too hard. They quit because the moment they needed help, the game had nothing to say, and everything else said too much.
Toxic behavior in online games affects 82% of players. What actually helps: proactive moderation, community design, and trust, not just the ban hammer.