I highly encourage folks who are coming forward about abusive people in the games industry to preemptively protect your online data.
@PrivacyDuck and @abine’s Delete Me are two pay services that help scrub your personal information from people finder sites.
@PrivacyDuck and @abine’s Delete Me are two pay services that help scrub your personal information from people finder sites.
Our safety guide at @femfreq is a little out of date in parts (we’re working on that) but still has loads of good information especially around how your friends can help you during difficult times online (available in English, Spanish, and Arabic): onlinesafety.feministfrequency.com/en/
Crash Override’s C.O.A.C.H walks you step by step on protecting yourself online: crashoverridenetwork.com/coach.html
Aside from the unfortunate name, @PENamerica has great resources in their Online Harassment Field Manual, including support for witnesses and bystanders: pen.org/online-harassm…
If you work for a company, recommend that they sign up for @tallpoppyhq to safeguard all their employees. It’s honestly one of the best automated, self help, online systems I’ve seen so far: tallpoppy.com
And while we aren’t there yet, @GamesHotline is currently building a streamlined, human centered, automated way to help folks feel safer online. I can’t wait until we can share that work with everyone for free.
Please amplify this thread so these resources and guides can reach the people who need it most.
