Toxicity in gaming + virtual communities (particularly against women) seems to be an issue that no company has a great grasp on.
I recently gave Fortnite a try and ended up turning chat off due to relentless abuse by someone that sounded like they were pretty young. It made me a bit sad - I met some of my best friends growing up online in irc channels playing CS, WoW, etc - not sure if I would be able to do so today.
Also Polygon article where Ninja talks about why he doesn't stream with female gamers (for whatever reason espn didn't link...) -
I recently gave Fortnite a try and ended up turning chat off due to relentless abuse by someone that sounded like they were pretty young. It made me a bit sad - I met some of my best friends growing up online in irc channels playing CS, WoW, etc - not sure if I would be able to do so today.
Also Polygon article where Ninja talks about why he doesn't stream with female gamers (for whatever reason espn didn't link...) -
https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/11/17675738/ninja-twitch-fema...