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GoreBox
Coverage of GoreBox in the Nexus archive.
- Philippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three, injures 20
The Philippines temporarily blocked the GoreBox gaming app following a school shooting that killed three students and injured 20. Investigators found that one of the two teenagers accused of the shooting regularly used the app, which features graphic violence and weapon use.
- Philippines temporarily blocks gaming app used by suspect in deadly school shooting
Philippine authorities temporarily blocked the online gaming app Gorebox, which one of two students responsible for a deadly school shooting had used, to assess its potential role in fostering violence. The suspects, aged 14 and 15, opened fire at San Jose National High School, killing three students and wounding 20 others, and obtained firearms from family members.