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Anime Feminist reviews Moto Hagio’s manga “The Heart of Thomas” from 1980, one of the seminal works of the “boys’ love” genre and how discusses how it relates to discussions of queerness past and present

Article by Amanda Marcotte for Salon: It details how far-right propaganda efforts on various social media platforms can be disrupted if the financial ties of the people maintain them are targeted. The article touches upon various forms of misinformation, responsibilities of platform holders and the rise of various far-right...

Article by MediaITE: Unions members at sites such as Kotaku, AV Club, Jezebel and others protest the move of company management to feature AI content on their sites

Article by Ars Technica: A scammer was sentenced who maliciously claimed to own the rights to songs on Youtube, abusing Youtube's rights management systems, which netted him several million dollars over several years

Article by Kotaku about a small indie game that emulates the absurdity of choosing the right password

Article by the LA Times providing an overview of Netflix' dealings with South Korean movie production and how South Koreans have to endure precarious working conditions and see very little of the worldwide success of the shows they produce.

Article by AV Club: Actor Idris Elba has opened up about him pursuing the role of James Bond because of racism

Article by PCGamer: A report on changes made to the 2012 fighting game "Skullgirls" which removed Nazi references and some fetishization of the female characters. These changes resulted in review bombing of the game by the usual assortment of chuds.

Article by Hollywood Reporter on how social media messages have rallied the writers during their strike, while the guild took a backseat

A look back on the Hideo Kojima-produced "playable teaser" of a Silent Hill game and its use of misogynistic tropes in order to create horror.

Article by Kotaku describing a quest in World of Warcraft that was supposed to be implemented, but will now be reworked after players objected to the sexually violent undertones of the story

Article by Robert Evans (host of of the "Behind the Bastards" podcast): He is looking into the newly emerged phenomenon of AI generated books for children. The cheaply made "books" are increasingly flooding digital storefronts like Amazon and often barely coherent and filled with awful AI generated images.

Article by Vulture: It gives an overview of the toxic workplace the "Spiderverse" movies were created in, particularly due to co-creator Phil Lord's neverending requests for changes

Article by Kotaku: It describes the phenomenon of queer players gravitating towards the healer role, how it manifests and speculates on the reasons why this is happening

Article by Wired exploring the morals of deepfake porn how it is distinct from mere sexual fantasy and how it ties in with a culture that is already sexualising women.

Article by The Verge and New York Magazine, documenting the hidden work that goes into "training" AI and the conditions of the people who do that.

Article by PCGamesN: Shareholders of ActivisionBlizzard have decided that the company should keep busting fledging unions.

Article by Hollywood Reporter which gives an overview of the Disney film's success (or lack thereof) in various Asian countries

Article by Pink News: In a Twitter conversation, site owner Elon Musk attempts to reframe "cis" as a slur, deliberately making the site even more overtly hostile to trans and LGBT+ folks

Article by Polygon delving into the origin and evolution of the term "JRPG" and how it coincides with a dismissal of Japanese design aesthetics

Somewhat sarcastic article from Kotaku: The organizer of the Summer Game Fest attempts to excuse the complete absence of women on stage at the event.

Article from Publicola about a Seattle library being deplatformed from Pride after hosting a bigot

Video essay by Game Assist which delves into the portrayal of sex work(ers) in video games: From AAA games like Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA to smaller titles and pornographic games....

An article by historian Ada Palmer who has researched of censorship through the ages and uses the current shitstorm surrounding the Hugo Awards (more here) to debunk myths surrounding the topic and offers alternative views on it.

Article by Unwinnable: It delves into the questions of what a present-day video game is, how it shapes our behavior and how incongruent with reality they have become.