SXSW canceled a panel on combatting harassment in gaming after receiving...
The Austin, Texas music and tech festival, South by Southwest, has canceled two panels on the current state of the gaming community, one of which focused on creating solutions to...
View ArticleTech's Harassment Problem Is Much Bigger Than This SXSW Catastrophe
Here we go again. On Monday, hipster media festival South by Southwest (SXSW) made the curious decision to cancel two panels about the video game community. Apparently, there had been "numerous threats...
View ArticleThreats of Violence Against Video Game Panels Lead to Their Cancellation
SXSW Interactive organizers on Monday announced that two video game-themed presentations at the March 2016 event have been canceled in the wake of threats of violence. The two canceled panels are...
View ArticleBuzzFeed, Vox Threaten SXSW Boycott Over Cancelled Panels
The popular festival in Austin, Texas, cancelled two panels, one of which dealt with harassment, over threats of "on-site violence." ......
View ArticleIn Wake of Threats of Violence, SXSW Cancels Two Video Game Events
SXSW Interactive organizers on Monday announced that two video game-themed presentations at the March 2016 event have been canceled in the wake of threats of violence. The two canceled panels are...
View ArticleBuzzFeed, Vox Media threaten to pull out of Texas tech fest SXSW
Backlash after popular Interactive festival held in Austin, Texas, canceled two panels related to gaming and online harassment ......
View ArticleSXSW Pulls Sessions On Gaming Culture After Threats Of Violence
4:28 PM ET David Folkenflik Twitter Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET. SXSW — the music and interactive media conference that takes place...
View ArticleSXSW cancels "Overcoming Harassment in Games" panel because of internet threats
Today SXSW Interactive canceled two of their upcoming video games panels due to threats from internet trolls. One of the panels cancelled was "Overcoming Harassment in Games." That a panel about...
View ArticleSouth by Southwest Cancels Panels on Sexism in Game Industry
South by Southwest Interactive canceled two panels, about sexual harassment and gaming culture, after threats of violence at the annual technology event. It’s the latest incident in an ugly online...
View ArticleSXSW Cancels Panels On Harassment In Video Game Community After Threats
South by Southwest has pulled the plug on two panels meant to address the horrifying and ongoing issue of harassment found within the video game community, often targeted towards women. The arts and...
View ArticleOnline gaming harassment forums canceled after threats
Two forums on online harassment in the gaming industry have been canceled by the South by Southwest festival in the wake of "threats" against them, organizers said. The interactive festival's director...
View ArticleSXSW Interactive cancels two gaming panels following threats of violence
Threats of violence prompted the cancellation of two gaming-focused panel discussions that were scheduled to be a part of South By Southwest Interactive in March of 2016. Both "Level Up: Overcoming...
View ArticleSXSW, authorities probe threats against canceled panels amid backlash
SXSW is working with local investigators to determine the credibility of threats leveled against two gaming-focused panels whose cancellation has outraged attendees, panelists and media companies who...
View ArticleSXSW cancels two gaming panels after threats of violence
The SXSW Interactive festival has canceled two gaming-related panels over threats of violence, organizers announced Monday. The panel Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games was to feature Randi...
View ArticleSXSW axes talks on diversity in gaming because of threats of violence
SXSW www.sxsw.com The SXSW 2016 logo. (www.sxsw.com) Todd MartensContact Reporter The gaming industry continues to struggle when it comes to playing nice. Monday afternoon South by Southwest, a massive...
View ArticleVox Media Pulls Out of SXSW After Panels on Gaming Called Off
Vox Media Inc., owner of digital outlets including The Verge and Curbed, pulled out of the South by Southwest...
View ArticleSXSW nixes harassment talks over security concerns; BuzzFeed threatens to bow...
Threats of violence prompted the organizers of the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, to sideline two panel discussions expected to focus on the topic of online harassment. Hugh Forrest, the...
View ArticleSXSW festival pulls pro- and anti-Gamergate panels after 'threats'
Following threats of on-site violence, ‘marketplace of ideas is inevitably compromised’, says Interactive conference director...
View ArticleThis Congresswoman Is Calling On SXSW To Not Cancel Online Harassment Panel
Rep. Katherine M. Clark (D-Mass.) is joining the chorus of those asking media festival South by Southwest to reconsider its decision to cancel a panel on online harassment. It's "a problem that...
View ArticleSXSW cancels panels and loses points with gamergate foes
Hugh Forrest Jon Shapley / Getty Images for SXSW Hugh Forrest, director of SXSW Interactive, seen in 2014, cited "numerous threats of on-site violence" in canceling two video game panels for the 2016...
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