{"id":"10515","date":"2021-11-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/?p=10515"},"modified":"2021-11-16T11:54:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:54:08","slug":"toxicity-gaming-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/toxicity-gaming-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Toxicity in gaming and the need for better moderation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Online gaming isn’t all fun and games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the contrary, toxic behavior among gamers is widespread \u2014 almost to the point of being accepted as the norm \u2014 with 70 percent experiencing or witnessing some form of harassment and abuse while playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the revealing takeaways of a PickFu\/Utopia Analytics report, Playing games online in 2021: Toxicity, misogyny, and missing moderation<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

About the report<\/h2>\n\n\n

PickFu partnered with Utopia Analytics<\/a>, an AI-based moderation specialist, to look at the state of gaming culture and understand players’ experiences with toxic behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between May and June 2021, we surveyed 1,000 U.S.-based adult gamers. We collected their firsthand accounts of racism, violent threats, and other abusive behavior, and the impact on their mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we heard was stark and sobering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The majority of gamers experience toxic behavior online, a PickFu\/Utopia Analytics report finds. | Source: Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Toxicity in gaming: Key findings<\/h2>\n\n\n

Our survey details the types of harassment that gamers encounter and the experiences of specific groups within the player community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s some of what we found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n