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South Korean officials are working up a bill that would make sexual harassment in Overwatch and other online games illegal. While potential punishments were not elaborated upon, the country does take cybercrimes seriously, having recently sentenced a handful of individuals who tried to hack and match-fix the competitive FPS.
Tracking sexual harassers may be challenging in many countries, but in South Korea, Overwatch players have a social security number attached to their respective accounts—making it easy to recognize players. Though it’s not discussed in the article, it feels likely this would be used to track down players who engage in sexual harassment in-game.
Tracking sexual harassers may be challenging in many countries, but in South Korea, Overwatch players have a social security number attached to their respective accounts—making it easy to recognize players. Though it’s not discussed in the article, it feels likely this would be used to track down players who engage in sexual harassment in-game.