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"Last year you might recall that
Vice Media suffered its final collapse after
years of mismanagement by incompetent, fail-upward brunchlords. The new owners,
Savage Ventures, quickly made it clear they were going to be even worse than
past
Vice management, firing a ton of talented writers and editors, and
shifting
Vice’s focus even harder toward engagement-chasing infotainment
slop.
So it’s not particularly surprising to see a new scandal in which Savage
Ventures is being accused of randomly deleting “controversial” articles over at
its gaming sub-brand
Waypoint, a decision that has resulted in most of its
staff quitting in protest.
Waypoint journalists had written several articles about an Australian
collective named Collective Shout. Collective Shout insists it’s “a grassroots
campaigning movement against the objectification of women and sexualization of
girls in media, advertising, and popular culture.” Its founder proclaims to be
feminist, but its tactics mirror those of many evangelical censorship orgs.
The group has taken credit for several campaigns, including banning Snoop Dog
and Eminem from Australia, and a successful push to stop Target and Kmart from
selling
Grand Theft Auto 5 in Australia. They recently took credit for
Steam’s removal of several sexually explicit games and new, stricter content
moderation guidelines.
PC Gamer suggests the group often over-inflates its
achievements."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
