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Joshua Wolens

Sega identifies harasser making 'excessive slanderous and insulting comments' towards one of its staff, sues them into oblivion, and says if anyone wants to try the same it's their funeral

The Sega logo is pictured at the company's booth during the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba prefecture on September 15, 2022.

Sega has announced that it has successfully sued an unnamed person responsible for (the following is machine translated) "excessive slanderous and insulting comments on social media against one of our employees."

In a Japanese press release shared yesterday the company said that, though it welcomes fans' "encouragement" and "sometimes even harsh comments about our products and services," the harassment from the individual in question crossed a line. It had also been sustained for "a long time," preventing the targeted employee from getting on with their work "with peace of mind."

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