SXSW considers harassment conference after pulling game panels over threats of violen

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Austin-based multimedia festival SXSW could be adding an all-day event focused on combatting online harassment following the backlash it's received after canceling two gaming-related panels due to threats of violence.
One panel was focused on online harassment in the video games industry, while the other was about the "social/political landscape in the gaming community" and "integrity of gaming's journalists". Naturally, these were hot-button issues.
To be clear, here is the description of Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games:
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