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'''Jeuxvideo.com''' is a French video gaming website founded in 1997 by Sébastien Pissavy |
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== Forums == |
== Forums == |
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Jeuxvideo.com's forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.<ref name=rock/> ''[[L'Obs]]'' and ''[[Le Monde]]'' have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/medias/20150924.OBS6430/antisemitisme-homophobie-fanatisme-jeuxvideo-com-la-ruche-a-fiel.html|title=Antisémitisme, homophobie, fanatisme : Jeuxvideo.com, la ruche à fiel|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[L'Obs]]|date=2015-09-27|accessdate=2016-07-28|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/16/jeuxvideo-com-les-trublions-du-web-francais_4866281_4408996.html|title=Jeuxvideo.com, les trublions du Web français|last=Reynaud|first=Florian|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2016-02-16|accessdate=2016-07-28|language=French}}</ref> Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular [[YouTube]] users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.fr/story/113807/jeuxvideocom-enquete-youtubeur-plagiat-math-podcast|title=Comment jeuxvideo.com a mené l'enquête pour accuser un influent YouTubeur de plagiat|last1=Brandy|first1=Grégor|last2=Manilève|first2=Vincent|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate.fr]]|date=2016-02-09|accessdate=2016-07-28|language=French}}</ref> |
Jeuxvideo.com's forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.<ref name=rock/> The forums take inspiration from American website [[4chan]] and have few rules.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/magazine/grand-angle/internet-forum-a-consommer-avec-moderation-27-08-2014-4090541.php|title=Internet : forum à consommer avec modération|last=Rossigneux|first=Aude|work=[[Le Parisien]]|date=2014-08-29|accessdate=2016-07-28|language=French}}</ref> ''[[L'Obs]]'' and ''[[Le Monde]]'' have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/medias/20150924.OBS6430/antisemitisme-homophobie-fanatisme-jeuxvideo-com-la-ruche-a-fiel.html|title=Antisémitisme, homophobie, fanatisme : Jeuxvideo.com, la ruche à fiel|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[L'Obs]]|date=2015-09-27|accessdate=2016-07-28|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/16/jeuxvideo-com-les-trublions-du-web-francais_4866281_4408996.html|title=Jeuxvideo.com, les trublions du Web français|last=Reynaud|first=Florian|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2016-02-16|accessdate=2016-07-28|language=French}}</ref> Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular [[YouTube]] users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.fr/story/113807/jeuxvideocom-enquete-youtubeur-plagiat-math-podcast|title=Comment jeuxvideo.com a mené l'enquête pour accuser un influent YouTubeur de plagiat|last1=Brandy|first1=Grégor|last2=Manilève|first2=Vincent|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate.fr]]|date=2016-02-09|accessdate=2016-07-28|language=French}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 15:45, 12 October 2016
Type of site | Video game journalism |
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Available in | French |
Owner | Webedia |
URL | jeuxvideo |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | 1997 |
Jeuxvideo.com is a French video gaming website founded in 1997 by Sébastien Pissavy.
History
While on military service in 1995, Pissavy started a video game hints collection on Minitel, a precursor to the World Web Web. As his work became more popular, he moved it to a website, Jeuxvideo.com, in 1997. Gameloft purchased an 80% share of the site in 2000, though Pissavy ran it independently until his departure in 2012.[1] HiMedia purchased the site in 2006 and sold it in 2014 to Webedia for 90 million euros.[2] Webedia subsequently moved the offices to Paris, causing several staff members to leave.[3] In August 2015, the site was hacked; administrators said no private information was leaked but still advised users to change their passwords.[4]
Forums
Jeuxvideo.com's forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.[1] The forums take inspiration from American website 4chan and have few rules.[5] L'Obs and Le Monde have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.[6][7] Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular YouTube users.[8]
References
- ^ a b Doucet, David (2013-07-17). "Jeuxvideo.com: histoire d'une odyssée". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Webedia rachète Jeuxvideo.com pour 90 millions d'euros". Le Monde (in French). 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Piquard, Alexandre (2015-01-27). "Aurillac ou Paris : l'heure du choix pour les salariés de Jeuxvideo.com". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Jeuxvideo.com cible d'une tentative de piratage". Le Monde (in French). 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Rossigneux, Aude (2014-08-29). "Internet : forum à consommer avec modération". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Antisémitisme, homophobie, fanatisme : Jeuxvideo.com, la ruche à fiel". L'Obs (in French). 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Reynaud, Florian (2016-02-16). "Jeuxvideo.com, les trublions du Web français". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Brandy, Grégor; Manilève, Vincent (2016-02-09). "Comment jeuxvideo.com a mené l'enquête pour accuser un influent YouTubeur de plagiat". Slate.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.