Kind regards and Bandara win Webby Award

Among the winners of the Webby Awards 2023 is a Swiss project. The Metaverse protest action "Unplay The Hate" by Freundliche Grüsse and Bandara for the international LGBT+ organization "All Out" receives a trophy in the category "Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual / Best Community Engagement".

The Webby Awards are considered the "Oscars of the digital industry" and each year honor the best digital projects from around the world. This year, more than 600,000 people took part in the public voting.

As part of the 27th Webby Awards, the Swiss agencies Freundliche Grüsse and Bandara can now be pleased about a trophy: The Metaverse protest action "Unplay The Hate" for "All Out" wins in the category "Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual / Best Community Engagement". The project was also nominated in the category "Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual / Public Service & Activism".

According to the press release, no Swiss project has ever managed to win at the Webbys before. The trophies will be presented at an awards show in New York on May 15. Roy Wood Jr. of "The Daily Show" will host the event.

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