Square Enix forces anonymous FF14 harasser to pay compensation after court order

Players like to vent their frustrations about games online, and that's their right when it's all impersonal. Write angry social media posts, be my guest, scribble a bad review on Steam. But when you're attacking a developer on their personal social media page, things have gone too far. Square Enix is cracking down on such harassment in the court of law, deanonymizing one player who was harassing its developers and forcing them to apologize. The Final Fantasy 14 developer promises to "take strict measures" against further instances.

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