MG has always been a vocal advocate when it comes to tackling the systemic problem of toxicity in the gaming community.
MG has always been a vocal advocate when it comes to tackling the systemic problem of toxicity in the gaming community. Alongside creative agency Leo Burnett Toronto, we have created a phenomenal initiative called The Watch – an online campaign that has been created to put a stop to the discrimination rampant in the online gaming sphere.
Please support The Watch by going to HelpKeepWatch on Twitter
Please support The Watch by going to Help KeepWatch on Twitter and staying up to date on the campaign. Please help spread the word and together we can create a safer more enjoyable online gaming environment.
For more information and to join The Watch, visit the Twitter page at Twitter.com/HelpKeepWatch.
The Watch Coverage
Lifewire
www.lifewire.com/the-watch-group-dedicated-to-ending-racism-in-gaming-5525899
CBC Radio
Little Black Book
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/gamers-band-together-and-launch-the-watch-to-get-racism-out-of-gaming
Bounding into Comics
Melanin Gamers Launches The Watch, “A Digital Community Watch Designed To Eliminate Racism In The Gaming Community”
PR in Canada
The Watch Unites Gamers To Eliminate Racism Within The Video Game Industry In New Initiative
CityNews Toronto
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/07/20/speakers-corner-gamers-hate-speech/
VICE
Little Black Book
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/work-of-the-week-220722
The Message
Taking aim at video game racism
KCBS Radio (San Francisco)
https://omny.fm/shows/kcbsam-on-demand/how-online-gamers-are-taking-on-toxic-behavior-wit
Little Black Book
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/getting-racism-out-of-gaming-with-the-watch
I am Annabel or creativelyanzy as I’m known online! I am the founder of Melanin Gamers: a gaming community that promotes diversity and inclusivity in the video games industry, with a special focus on content creators; whiles also providing a safe space for people of colour to come together and game
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