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Gamers' group warns platform closures push users underground
Original: »Making platforms safer, not putting up barriers« @ JamesBaker , co-founder of @ gamersvoice warns: > “When you close a
James Baker, co-founder of Gamers' Voice, argues that shutting down digital spaces does not make the internet safer. "When you close a digital space, people do not disappear. They move," he says, warning that the result is a fractured internet where activity shifts to less supervised corners, both online and offline. He calls for making platforms safer rather than simply putting up barriers that displace harmful behaviour elsewhere.
Why now: Ongoing debate over online safety regulation and whether platform bans or closures actually protect users
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- »Making platforms safer, not putting up barriers« @ JamesBaker , co-founder of @ gamersvoice warns: > “When you close a digital space, people do not disappear. They move. The result is an internet that fractures back into less supervised corners, some online, some in the real… · kingconsult@berlin.social · 1
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