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Twitch Accused of Mishandling Cases of Sexual Misconduct and Racism Inside Toxic Workplace

A group of Twitch employees “from every era of the company dating back to when it was Justin.tv” have accused the platform of fostering a toxic work environment as well as mishandling cases of sexual assault, harassment, and racism within the company. Many accounts point to an inner circle of “predominantly” white and male executives led by CEO Emmett Shear as the big cause of the problem as well as an HR department eager to brush claims from women and employees of color under the rug. These accusations came to light in a new report from Gamesindustry.biz, in which “multiple…
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Marvel Entertainment Head Ike Perlmutter Accused of Misusing Position

Ike Perlmutter, the Chairman of Marvel Entertainment, has spent much of Donald Trump’s tenure as President advising the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in an informal role. And in that time, he raised alarms with career staff within the VA by his willingness to use the agency to promote Marvel Comics, according to a new report by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office. This report comes after Perlmutter claimed to ProPublica that he had never personally benefited from his role with the VA. The report details Perlmutter stepping in to put Marvel characters – Captain America – front and center as VA…
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