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Bungie recently won a lawsuit against a gamer who was sending an employee death threats.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

A very close friend of mine works as a community facing employee for a large game company and as part of their job they have to make decisions that will inevitably make people angry. They've been very concerned lately about getting doxxed and harassed. Folks online often forget the human on the other side.

[–] little_hoarse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] almar_quigley@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Coincidentally right when they are probably at peak criticism for their game.

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You’re not wrong but also people shouldn’t be harassing employees for shit that is likely out of their control.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

So who exactly should criticism be directed to if not the community engagement staff? This sounds like a company passing the buck to… no one.

That’s not to say criticism should ever include threats of harm or personal abuse.