‘It’s scary to be a lady in gaming’: Two thirds of feminine gamers report being ‘harassed on-line’

Last 12 months over two thirds of ladies players reported being harassed whereas they performed on-line, in keeping with Bryter, a market analysis firm.

A 3rd wouldn’t even flip their microphones on in case different gamers realised they had been ladies, the research mentioned.

Sky’s Mickey Carroll logged on to a social platform which hosts chat rooms for video games to learn the way ladies players are handled in 2024.

This is what occurred.

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