Ana Cristina Saial, researcher at the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), has recently published two studies that examine how digital technologies shape intimate relationships among emerging…

Recently, a game that invited players to become “the worst nightmare of women” and to “not accept a ‘no’ as an answer”[1] provoked widespread international condemnation. Activists, gamers, researchers, journalists, and streamers across the globe mobilised to demand its removal from Steam and other platforms. This episode is emblematic of broader dynamics within digital culture: it exposes how games can serve as vehicles for misogynistic and gender-violent imaginaries, while simultaneously revealing the collective power of communities to resist, demand accountability, and prompt regulatory and ethical intervention.