@article{2020,title={Hate Speech and Discriminatory Language In Digital Games: The Case of Agar.io},abstractNode={In this study, the forms of development and dissemination of hate speech and discriminatory language in digital online games have been discussed as an issue that we face in many aspects of daily life and that threatens the culture of social coexistence. The aim of the study is to identify forms of hate speech and discriminatory language created by users in digital online games, and to highlight the role of these games in spreading and normalizing hate speech and discriminatory language. Agar.io, one of the MMOG (massively multiplayer online games) games, was selected as the sample in the study. The Agar.io game was analyzed over an eight-week period in relation to hate speech and discriminatory language. Content analysis was used to analyze the data gathered through participatory evaluation and reached at the conclusion that online digital games have a significant influence in the creation and dissemination of hate speech and discriminatory language. It was determined that the game selected as a sample was not played by the players for entertainment and spending free time purposes only; it was determined that the players transformed the game into an environment where they created and spread hate speech and discriminatory language. As a result of the study, all forms of hate speech and discrimination were found in both avatar names and avatar images, including political / ideological, homophobic, xenophobic, racist and sexist forms. It has also been found that players use digital games online as a social media environment, aim to send personal messages for specific reasons, and digital games have developed into a new kind of social media environment and are often used for various purposes, such as propaganda and advertisement.},author={Hülya ÖZTEKİN-Ahmet ÖZTEKİN},year={2020},journal={Turkish Studies-Social Sciences}}