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Video game developer walks back ranking functionality of diversity space tool

By Jenny Goldsberry
Published May 14, 2022 8:35pm ET
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Video game developer walks back ranking functionality of diversity space tool
Video game developer Activision Blizzard backpedaled on a new diversity tool, scrubbing its site of references to the “ranking” function amid backlash. The “diversity space tool,” which would allow users to rank video game avatars for their diversity according to criteria of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, culture, body shape, age, and ability, would be […]

Video game developer Activision Blizzard backpedaled on a new diversity tool, scrubbing its site of references to the “ranking” function amid backlash.

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