Jeff WatsonMar 10
Ars Technica
“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/it-doesnt-feel-safe-many-international-game-developers-plan-to-skip-gdc-in-us/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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Show threadmanchickenMar 9
@arstechnica It doesn't feel safe because it isn't. The US is not a safe place for folks to visit right now.
Show threadmaya_b 🇨🇦Mar 9

@arstechnica

never mind US airports are struggling without TSA as part of the partial gov't (DHS) shutdown

https://www.businessinsider.com/airport-security-wait-times-tsa-agent-shortage-government-shutdown-dhs-2026-3?op=1

Travelers are waiting hours at airport security as unpaid TSA agents stop showing up for work

Many TSA agents, who are not getting paid due to the partial government shutdown, have stopped working. That means long waits at airport security.

Business Insider
Show threadKzad_BhatMar 9

@arstechnica

its a failure of the conference organizers if people STILL cannot particpate meanigfully remotely.

something something airborne disease vectors AND what was that word that starts with "I" insufferable... no... ignorant .. no.. incompentent ...no those are all things that people are who dont practice #inclusion

Show threadJanne OjaniemiMar 9
@arstechnica who the hell wants to visit USA in this day and age?
Show threadKellic Tiger Mar 9
@arstechnica I'm pretty sure this is how most people felt when they wanted to go to the Olympics in 1936 in Nazi Germany.
Show threadAlex RosenbergMar 9
@arstechnica @siracusa I live in SF and I'm not attending GDC because the dummies that run the conference eliminated the Expo-only pass and that's been the most valuable part for years because too many of the sessions are sponsored. I'll be at the local hotel bars networking instead.