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George E. Osborn

@georgeosborn
9 posts
2025-06-19
Additionally, there's an edge case question about whether you feel stressed or upset if you're not allowed to play games further down the data set.  —  Again, you might reasonably feel that way if it's important for you to relax and - in the context of a survey of teens - if its taken from you.
2025-06-19 View on X
New York Times

Study: US kids who said social media, phone, or video game use was “addictive” were 2x to 3x as likely to have thoughts of suicide or harm themselves by age 14

Addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors … JAMA : Addictive Screen Use Trajectories and Suicidal Behaviors, Suicidal Ideation, and Mental Health in...

There's a new study out linking video game addiction to suicidal ideation.  —  Let's take a look at question 1 and question 3 from the survey, aka a full third of the data set used to measure levels of ‘addiction.’  —  Can you see the problem with the research that I do? [image]
2025-06-19 View on X
New York Times

Study: US kids who said social media, phone, or video game use was “addictive” were 2x to 3x as likely to have thoughts of suicide or harm themselves by age 14

Addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors … JAMA : Addictive Screen Use Trajectories and Suicidal Behaviors, Suicidal Ideation, and Mental Health in...

Beyond the fact that the research asks people to self-report screen time data - something that we tend to wildly over-estimate - the researchers have suggested that thinking about a game or playing games to escape the stresses of day-to-day life are signs of addiction.  That's obviously wrong.
2025-06-19 View on X
New York Times

Study: US kids who said social media, phone, or video game use was “addictive” were 2x to 3x as likely to have thoughts of suicide or harm themselves by age 14

Addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors … JAMA : Addictive Screen Use Trajectories and Suicidal Behaviors, Suicidal Ideation, and Mental Health in...

2023-09-23
7am: CMA provisionally approves Microsoft's restructured deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. 11am: HM Treasury pops this photo up of Jeremy Hunt meeting US games industry leaders. [image]
2023-09-23 View on X
Bloomberg

The UK CMA says Microsoft's revised offer to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69B, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, addresses its concerns

new consultation suggests an end to the drawn-out Activision Blizzard acquisition saga Oli Welsh / Polygon : A Ubisoft sale clears the final obstruction for the Microsoft-Activisio...

2023-09-22
7am: CMA provisionally approves Microsoft's restructured deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. 11am: HM Treasury pops this photo up of Jeremy Hunt meeting US games industry leaders. [image]
2023-09-22 View on X
Bloomberg

The UK CMA says Microsoft's revised offer to acquire Activision, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, appears to address its concerns

- CMA says revised offer opens the door to deal approval  —  Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. looks set …

2023-07-19
This gives both parties a bit of a buffer beyond the CMA's extension date to consider the merger of end of August 2023
2023-07-19 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard agree to extend their merger agreement to October 18, pending the outcome of negotiations with UK regulators

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend their merger agreement pending the outcome of negotiations with UK regulators.

2023-05-16
EU clears Microsoft / Activision Blizzard deal, diverges significantly from CMA judgement. “These commitments fully address the competition concerns...and represent a significant improvement for cloud game streaming compared to the current situation.” https://ec.europa.eu/...
2023-05-16 View on X
New York Times

EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition after Microsoft made concessions to keep rivals' access to Call of Duty and other games

but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’ Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : EU approves Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar Activision Blizzard acquisition despite UK and US opposition ...

2022-02-06
Good to see that Meta have caught up with something that @barog has been doing with @CoopInnovations for *checks date stamp on feature in @GIBiz* five years ago. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-02-06 View on X
The Verge

Meta adds a “personal boundary” system, on by default, to VR avatars in Horizon Worlds and its Horizon Venues live event service, aiming to stop harassment

It's rolling out in Horizon Worlds and Venues  —  Meta is adding a “personal boundary” system to its Horizon virtual …

2022-02-05
Good to see that Meta have caught up with something that @barog has been doing with @CoopInnovations for *checks date stamp on feature in @GIBiz* five years ago. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-02-05 View on X
The Verge

Meta adds a “personal boundary” system, on by default, to VR avatars in Horizon Worlds and its Horizon Venues live event service, aiming to stop harassment

Adi Robertson / The Verge :