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Last summer, I reported on major studios\u2019 valiant (but still lacking) efforts to combat toxic voice chat<\/a> (of which women are often the target) in popular competitive games like Overwatch 2, Call of Duty, and Apex Legends. And though Riot Games, the studio behind the 5v5 competitive hero shooter Valorant, is one of the\u2026<\/p>\n

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Source – kotaku.com<\/p>\n

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Last summer, I reported on major studios\u2019 valiant (but still lacking) efforts to combat toxic voice chat (of which women are often the target) in popular competitive games like Overwatch 2, Call of Duty, and Apex Legends. 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