I think they are saying they are doing the journalism but ignoring the gaming part.. 🧐 It’s also possible that regurgitated propaganda isn’t journalism either.. Hmm..

Edit: better sentence structure

Then its probably a multi faceted problem between your computer, the protocol that the game uses.

Are your friends from the same area and have the same ISP? Do you have the same ping as them when you go to their house? These things would help diagnose the problem.