Reddit’s decision to restore KiA comes just days after CEO Steve Huffman told one user that hate speech is “difficult to define.” Enforcing a total ban is “a nearly impossible precedent to uphold,” he said, and “impossible to enforce consistently.” In the past, Reddit has taken steps to shut down forums that “violate the spirit of the policy by making Reddit worse for everyone else.” KiA has managed to remain untouched during these purges, despite being a cesspool for misogyny, racism, and more masquerading as free speech. and the community team is investigating the situation further to determine next steps.” Reddit has not yet responded to The Verge’s request for comment. KotakuInAction is home to more than 96,000 members who constantly rail against “political correctness” and “SJW” ideologies, especially related to the games industry.Īccording to The Verge’s sister site, Polygon, “Reddit is currently focused on ensuring the subreddit is able to properly function and run with a moderation team intact. When it does, our goal is to keep the platform alive and vibrant, as well as to ensure your community can reach people interested in that community,” guidelines read. Reddit’s current policies state that it may “intervene to take control of a community when it believes it in the best interest of the community or the website.” It calls this a rare occurrence but one that happens when “top moderator abandons a thriving community. In the past, this has given some members the power to revolt and even hold parts of the site hostage. Moderators on Reddit are unpaid volunteers who are typically given control over their own communities. This abomination should have always been aborted.” KotakuInAction has since returned, however, thanks to a Reddit administrator. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on any more actions that come as a result of this.The creator of r/KotakuInAction, a GamerGate subreddit, is speaking up about creating what he calls “one of the many cancerous growths that have infiltrated Reddit.” User David-me briefly locked the subreddit, explaining in a lengthy post that the forum has become filled with racism and sexism. Kotaku reached out to Nintendo for comment, but didn’t receive one by time of publication. “If you experience, have experienced, witness, or have witnessed anything concerning such behavior that is contrary to our Standards of Conduct, employee handbook, or Company Values, please immediately contact your HR Business Partner.” “Please remember that our HR teams are here to support you,” wrote Bowser. This internal response seems a bit more diplomatic and businesslike, but you can tell it’s serious.
“We have and will always investigate any allegations we become aware of, and we are actively investigating these most recent claims.”īowser notably denounced the reports at Activision Blizzard last year, calling them “distressing and disturbing” and striving to increase the number of female managers at Nintendo in the wake of the incident.
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“We have strict policies designed to protect our employees and associates from inappropriate conduct and expect full compliance with these policies by all who work for or with us.” Bowser wrote. A couple days later, Kotaku has obtained the internal memo from NoA President Doug Bowser addressing the allegations, having verified it with multiple known Nintendo employees.
It was only two days ago that Kotaku published a report on a “frat boy” culture of sexual harassment and other deplorable actions at Nintendo of America, the latest in a long string of troubled murmurings from the company.
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