As well as where we play them such as online gaming and streaming, beercades, and gaming conventions. Each chapter references all the various ways we play games such as PC, mobile, RPG, VR, old-school arcade games, and more. Every single one.ĭon’t Read the Comments is definitely a book written for gamers. If only every person who gave that advice, who claimed that they heeded that advice, actually took that advice. People saying how putting myself out there this way, on the Internet, on streaming sites, on social media… Well, what do I expect to happen? That I should anticipate being some kind of victim, for finding joy in something.”ĭon’t Read the Comments. But, how is that fair that content creators like Divya get hated on for doing what they love? No one deserves to be victimized for creating digital content or playing video games. Unfortunately, it’s a sad truth that if you’re going to put yourself out there online, that you prepare yourself for the hate comments. That she knew what she signed up for when she put herself on the internet for all to see. Deliveries of any sponsored material get shipped to the local library or to Rebekah’s dorm, and are always addressed to D1V, not the real-life Divya Sharma.ĭivya mentions that she gets hate comments saying that she deserves to be harassed online because of her gaming channel. Throughout her gaming career, Divya has been super careful protecting herself online and off by omitting personal information from her subscribers.Īt least it’s just my gamertag and my social media handles out there, and not my real name. Like Divya, online harassment can potentially turn into real-life harassment, which is very scary. Unfortunately, that’s why online harassment gets brushed off so quickly when it should be treated just as seriously. Online harassment is actual harassment even if it’s behind a screen. They sabotage her gameplay, send her threatening messages, and even have photos of where she lives. Basically, they want to ruin her online life because they don’t think she deserves to be in the gaming community. No age, gender, or race is safe from online harassment or cyberbullying.ĭivya is targeted by a group of trolls called the Vox Populi. That might sound like a cheesy afterschool special, but it’s all valid. *Summary is courtesy of Harlequin & YA/Inkyard Pressĭon’t Read the Comments talks a lot about online safety, which is really important for people of any age. The online trolls think they can drive her out of the game, but everything and everyone Divya cares about is on the line…Īnd she isn’t going down without a fight. Soon the virtual harassment seeps into reality when a group called the Vox Populi begin launching real-world doxxing campaigns, threatening Aaron’s dreams and Divya’s actual life. Same remote planet as celebrity gamer D1V.Īt home, Divya and Aaron grapple with their problems alone, but in the game, they have each other to face infinite new worlds…and the growing legion of trolls populating them. But to his surprise, he somehow ends up on the At least heĬan escape into Reclaim the Sun-and with a trillion worlds to explore,ĭisappearing should be easy. Her, and spends his free time writing games for a local developer. His mother’s frustration, Aaron has zero interest in becoming a doctor like Gaming is basically Aaron Jericho’s entire life. Sponsorships to help her struggling single mom pay the rent. Out in the real world, she’s trading her rising-star status for Game’s vast and gorgeous virtual universe. Streaming gamer D1V-regularly leads her #AngstArmada on quests through the Reclaim the Sun, the year’s hottest online game. Slay meets Eliza and Her Monsters in Eric Smith’s Don’t Read the Comments, an #ownvoices story in which two teen gamers find their virtual worlds-and blossoming romance-invaded by the real-world issues of trolling and doxing in the gaming community.ĭivya Sharma is a queen.
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