Comment on Do you think we should have an index of how ethical gaming companies are?
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
There’s a number of problems with a site like that.
- The need to have some level of ranking for bad and good things is very problematic.
- Even if it’s true, being a catalog of all sorts of negative things a large company does will likely come with a lawyer bill that makes it not worth it.
- Game companies change a lot, is it fair to carry over bad deeds if a company gets acquired? What if a large amount of people leave company A and found company B, is that a clean slate or should the harassment concerns be noted for them as well?
- Should there be a forgiveness period on bad things or a forget period for good things?
- Does good things with tax incentives or in the midst of scandal even count as good?
YUART@feddit.org 4 days ago
Points 3 and 4 are actually interesting, not sure what the right thing to do is in this case.
Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
They can force you to go to court to prove it repeatedly, and without a lawyer you might actually lose even with “proof”. Just because you are in the right, doesn’t mean you don’t need lawyers.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Fact is a defense for defamation/libel, but it can still be costly because anti slapp laws aren’t very effective. The big companies can afford to hire an attorney full time to send notices to and sue any site they feel is overly negative about them.