Vox 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...
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—You a private eye? That’s what the blue neon sign says out front. —It’s argon. Neon glows orange. V.O.: From the start, she was trouble.— rachelloween mandik (@rachelle_mandik) October 27, 2015 South...
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 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 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 to pull out of SXSW over canceled panels
Two websites are threatening to withdraw from the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, next year after organizers canceled two controversial panels dealing with online harassment. SXSW...
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 ArticleCiting 'Violent Threats,' SXSW Cancels Both Pro- and Anti-Gamergate Panels
A South by Southwest Interactive panel scheduled for March 2016 called “Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games” has been canceled, with the panelists saying they were told by SXSW organizers it was...
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 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 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 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 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 axes two gaming panels after 'numerous threats of violence'
SXSW has confirmed that it has cancelled two gaming panels after receiving "numerous threats of on-site violence". 'Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games' and 'SavePoint - A Discussion on the Gaming...
View Article2 SXSW discussion panels on online harassment have been cancelled due to...
A South By South West (SXSW) panel on online harassment has been cancelled due to threats of violence, The Verge reports. The panel, hosted by programmer Randi Harper, was called "Level Up: Overcoming...
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 ArticleGaming events cancelled amid 'threats of violence'
Two gaming events at the South-by-Southwest (SXSW) festival have been cancelled amid threats of violence, organisers have said. One of the panels would have focused on integrity in gaming journalism,...
View ArticleSXSW under fire after removing harassment-focused panel
The South By Southwest Festival's decision to cancel an all-female panel about combating harassment in video gaming has quickly swirled into an online controversy. Many critics are calling for 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 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...
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