The Dark Side of Gaming (mini-episode)

In what may be a multi-parter, Nicki breaks down the unthinkable responses to a recent video she posted on Instagram about a teen’s suicide.  Thousands of comments from adolescent male gamers don’t lie. In the online gaming communities, there is a blatant lack of empathy and normalization of hate speech, suicide-baiting and oversaturation of cyber-bullying. In this mini-episode, Nicki discusses this viral Instagram video and the responses, in addition to sharing current research about gaming and the effects on our children.