cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/17930532

This one is very shocking, there's lots of things it covers: Abuse in general, religious abuse, psychological abuse, self harm, fat{phobia/misia}, misogyny, power dynamics etc. We still recommend watching it if you can deal with those things and the content warnings in the video because it shows the truth of the companies behind your favourite games and the systems which demand inexpense which leads to abuse and other awful things.

One year-end summary from Fable, a social app where people share what books they read, told the user, “Don’t forget to surface for the occasional white author, OK?”

Archived version if anyone hits a paywall

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/20507216

Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content"

A German public broadcaster had initially defended its decision to have Thilo Mischke present its flagship cultural program. Over 100 writers, artists and journalists had petitioned against the choice.

We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas

The Arrowhead Game Studios exec was asked about 'DEI' in the sci-fi shooter

Video games are only as enriching as the rest of your life. ease off the slop, stop playing games you hate, stop playing live service all the time, stop only paying attention to tentpole releases, play some games you love, try something new, go outside, challenge yourself, and enjoy the world and a tasty treat. Pacific Rim takes place in 2025 so we are going to get mechs and kaijus.

As of today, three more states join the list of 17 that can't access Pornhub because of age verification laws.

If you hit a paywall, here is an archived link.

The Oxford Literary Festival has been criticised for including heterosexual gender critical campaigner Helen Joyce in its LGBTQ+ listings.

Character.AI is hosting chatbots that simulate school shootings, extol real school shooters, and impersonate real school shooting victims.

Who is Tatsumi Maasaki?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23564808

Archived version for those who hit a paywall

Charlie the Unicorn creator Jason Steele has hit out at Warner Bros. for allegedly using audio from his viral internet …

Artists, merch sellers, and journalists making and posting Luigi media have become the targets of bogus DMCA claims.

Misogyny is at the core of these smear campaigns targeting women, yet news coverage consistently avoids naming it.

Here is the article without paywall

A video game charting the true story of the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Arabs in 1948, has secured three…

The original animated show about a co-ed high school team debuts on Disney+ in February.

"Wicked": How Cynthia Erivo Added Micro Braids to Elphaba to honor Black women.

This is the Lord of the Rings film we need.

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle has many objects you can use to beat, bludgeon, or incapacitate fascists with. Here is my ranking.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/27943274

Over 300 musicians signed an open letter backing the Internet Archive as it fights a copyright suit brought over its preservation of 78rpm records.

For those who hit a paywall: Archived version

The internet has been completely obsessed with this case.