Neowin News Feed for: Toxicity

Science proves some Reddit users just love to troll, disagree and argue

Sayan Sen — Mon, 12 May 2025 14:12:02 +0000

If you have ever had a feeling that some people online simply love to troll, argue and disagree just for the sake of it, you'd be right. And now science has proved it, at least in the case of Reddit. Read more...

Sony's PS5 Accolades feature built to counter gaming toxicity is retiring due to low usage

Fiza Ali — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:14:01 +0000

Sony is setting the sun on a feature it introduced with the PlayStation 5 to help mitigate toxicity in online gaming. Accolades will witness its end in the fall of 2022 due to low usage. Read more...

Wikipedia is instituting new rules to battle "toxic behavior" by volunteers

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sat, 23 May 2020 08:58:01 +0000

Volunteers, particularly women and members of the LGBTQ community, have complained of "toxic behavior" from other editors on the site. Thus, rules are being instituted to maintain civility. Read more...

Phil Spencer commits to making gaming more inclusive, announces upcoming features for Xbox

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 20 May 2019 19:42:02 +0000

Phil Spencer stated today that video games are a unifying force for the world. Noting Microsoft's commitment to inclusive gaming, a number of steps have been outlined to improve this aspect. Read more...