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Can online gaming ditch its sexist ways?

  • Written by Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia, Assistant Research Scientist, Indiana University Network Science Institute, Indiana University
imageA leading Twitch streamer was disciplined for gender bias.Screenshot of Trainwreckstv on Twitch, CC BY-ND

A huge online community has developed around the increasingly diverse world of video games. Online streaming systems like Twitch let people watch others play video games in real time, attracting crowds comparable in size to traditional sport...

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