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Esports community rallies around UK streamer Vicksy after she was subject to sexist abuse in Twitch Rivals tournament
UK streamer Vicksy has called out another streamer and League of Legends (LoL) player for his – and […]
August 25, 2022Scottish Valorant player Avexic released by esports organisation Skelp after being accused of sexual assault and grooming minors
Scottish Valorant player Zander ‘Avexic’ Fraser has been let go from his esports organisation after being accused of […]
January 11, 2022All-chat is being removed from League of Legends to ‘address verbal abuse’
Update: Riot has posted an update, saying it will be removing all-chat “in a few regions” over the […]
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October 12, 202159% of women gamers say they adopt a non-gendered or male identity to avoid harassment while playing online
Image source: FemaleLegends More than half of women gamers say they mask their identity when playing online, according […]
May 25, 2021UK Rainbow Six Siege caster Fluke speaks out on transphobic abuse
UK Rainbow Six Siege caster Emi ‘Fluke’ Donaldson has spoken out about online abuse she received on Twitch […]
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May 11, 2021UK LoL social media manager drops sexual assault accusation: ‘I accept that the allegations I made were not true’
Former UK esports social media manager Scott Henderson has dropped his allegations of sexual assault against marketing consultant […]
March 15, 2021The line between constructive criticism and vile abuse towards rising esports broadcast talent needs to be addressed (updated)
UPDATE (February 2021): Soulcas and DPS have since issued apologies to Yinsu Collins (on February 3rd and 15th […]
February 15, 2021Method back on track after almost imploding in wake of abuse scandal: General manager stepped down, players and partners departed, sponsors dried up and the founder took time out – but is back now
Update (March 2021): Method is back on track having rebuilt and put in place new policies such as […]
June 26, 2020Under-age drinking and 'cheating' accusations at LAN: Does the UK esports scene need to finally grow up?
Dom Sacco shares his thoughts on what we can learn from one of the most childish and unnecessarily dramatic series of […]
July 10, 2017