‘Pokemon GO’ Players Are Now Targeting Reddit Over Coronavirus Misinformation

‘Pokemon GO’ Players Are Now Targeting Reddit Over Coronavirus Misinformation

Uproxx - News·2021-08-31 07:00

Pokemon GO players have already seen a boycott get results from game maker Niantic amid a still-ongoing pandemic, and those on Reddit are now taking aim at the message board with a protest they hope sparks change online as well.

The Pokemon-based mobile game recently reversed its rule rollback about distance requirements and other pre-pandemic standards earlier in the year. That came following a boycott and plenty of noise on social media about the changes that went into effect as Niantic decided to take away some concessions they made at the start of the pandemic about proximity to real-life locations to complete tasks and challenges in the virtual world.

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