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Engadget: GeoGuessr community maps go dark in protest of EWC ties to human rights abuses. “A group of GeoGuessr map creators have pulled their contributions from the game to protest its participation in the Esports World Cup 2025, calling the tournament “a sportswashing tool used by the government of Saudi Arabia to distract from and conceal its horrific human rights record.” The protestors […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/engadget-geoguessr-community-maps-go-dark-in-protest-of-ewc-ties-to-human-rights-abuses/

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GeoGuessr Map Makers Make Most Popular Maps Unplayable In Protest Of Saudi-Backed Esports World Cup - lemm.ee

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lemm.eeGeoGuessr Map Makers Make Most Popular Maps Unplayable In Protest Of Saudi-Backed Esports World Cup - lemm.eearchive.is link [https://archive.ph/wzCtI] > Late last week, the Esports World Cup – a known vehicle for Saudi government sportswashing – announced that popular location guessing game GeoGuessr will be participating in its upcoming Esports World Cup Festival tournament program, putting the game’s community in an uncomfortable position not unlike the pretzel fighting game players found themselves contorted into a couple months ago. Difference is, GeoGuessr might constitute one of the most geopolitically aware gaming communities on the planet as a result of what it’s, you know, about. Outcry was immediate, and now GeoGuessr map makers have taken their protest to the next level. > > Today a conglomerate of map makers published a statement on the game’s official subreddit announcing a full-on blackout of many popular maps. > > "We, the creators of a considerable share of GeoGuessr’s most popular maps, have decided to make our maps unplayable in protest of GeoGuessr AB’s decision to host a World Championship wildcard tourney at the Esports World Cup (EWC) in Riyadh,” reads the note, attributed to the GeoGuessr mapping community. “The GeoGuessr community is diverse and includes many members of groups that would be harshly persecuted were they to live in Saudi Arabia. In solidarity with those currently residing in Saudi Arabia while being subject to oppression, as well as members of the community who would feel and be unsafe attending the tournament in Riyadh, we have decided to black out our maps by replacing all their previous locations with random garbage locations, rendering them unplayable.” > > The map makers went on to say that the blackout will continue until GeoGuessr’s developers take action: “Specifically, we demand that GeoGuessr cancels its wildcard event in Saudi Arabia and commits to not hosting any events there as long as it continues its oppressive regime.”
#boycott#strike#Geoguessr
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This should be obvious, but if you are concerned about physical privacy never publicly upload media taken in locations that you wish to remain private. People don't need #AI to do this and its been a common #stalking / #investigation technique forever.

If you've ever seen some of these #GeoGuessr streams, you understand how little context is actually needed to precisely determine the location of a photo.

techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/the-

TechCrunch · The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing 'reverse location search' from photos | TechCrunchThere's a somewhat concerning new trend going viral on social media: people are using ChatGPT to figure out the location shown in a photo.
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