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Tweet THE The Serfs O SERES @theserfstv Really took Hbombguy to task with the completion time on this one but proud to announce it's finally dropping this week. The Untold Story of Gamergate and how video games don't lead to radicalization or violence - yet online groups and content creators prey on the outrage 套 Gamergate The Untold Story ATARI con 5:46 PM · 11/14/21 · Twitter Web App 33 Retweets 9 Quote Tweets 581 Likes

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Gamergate (harassment campaign) Article Talk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Gamergate (disambiguation). Gamergate or GamerGate (GG)[¹] was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. [2][³] It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.[1][4][5][6] Beginning in August 2014, Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu, among others.[7][8][9][10][11] The harassment campaign included doxing, r--- threats, and death threats.[12][13][14] Gamergate proponents ("Gamergaters") stated that they were a social movement, but lacked well-defined goals, a coherent message, and leaders, making Gamergate difficult to define.[15][16][17] Gamergaters claimed to promote ethics in video games journalism, claimed to be protecting the "gamer" identity, and opposed what they asserted as "political correctness" in video games.[18][19][20][21][22] Read Date Target Gamergate, online harassment campaign in 2014-15 that targeted women in the video game industry. The attacks were attributed largely to white male right-wing gamers who railed against the rise and influence of women and feminism in the industry. Gamergate served as a recruiting tool for the growing alt-right movement and helped spur the online “Pizzagate" conspiracy theory, which soon spawned the wider QAnon conspiracy movement. …………………………....…..……….…..... Attack type Victims Motive View source Inquiry XA 28 languages ✓ Perpetrators Internet trolls, particularly from 4chan, Internet Relay Chat, and 8chan View history Tools ✓ Gamergate August 2014 - 2015 Women in the video game industry See all media Online harassment campaign Zoë Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others Gamergaters created conspiracy theories falsely accusing Quinn of an unethical relationship with video game journalist Nathan Grayson.[23][24][25] More broadly, they alleged unethical collusion between the press and feminists, progressives, and social critics.[17][26] [27] These claims were widely dismissed as trivial, conspiracy theories, baseless, or unrelated to actual issues of ethics in gaming and journalism.[28] [29][30] Gamergate supporters frequently denied that the harassment took place, falsely claiming it to be manufactured by the victims.[31][32] Misogyny anti-feminism anti- progressivism FBI investigation Gamergate has been described as a culture war over cultural diversification, artistic recognition, feminism in video games, social criticism in video games, and the social identity of gamers.[28][33] [34] [35] Many supporters of Gamergate opposed the increasing influence of feminism and so-called "social justice warriors" on video game culture. [2][36] Gamergate led figures both inside and outside the gaming industry to focus on methods of addressing online harassment, ways to minimize harm, and prevent similar events. [37] [38] [39] [40] Gamergate has been viewed as a contributor to the alt-right and other right- wing movements.[21][41] Video game developer Brianna Wu

Jalen Hutchinson Studied Culinary Science at Culinary Institute of America (Graduated 2014). Author has 304 answers and 740.1K answer views. 5y Not that I care that much either way, but it did expose a lot of corrupt game developers and game journalists. X Journalists would make claims of people like Anita Sarkeesian "playing video games all her life" when she openly admitted many times she is not a gamer and only starter recently (when it wasn't for an interview). Various developers trading sex or money for good reviews got exposed, journalists who accepted got exposed. People became a bit more critical about supporting a game just because the developer has a victim complex stating tat their game could have only failed because of sexism, instead of their own poor developing skills. What really sealed the deal was opposition often faking their own harassment. Anita sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn have been caught multiple times screenshotting "harassment" while showing that the harrasser's account name in the login. Or when someone called the police to help Sarkeesian against a "very real threat" she was posting about, only for police to find the harasser's messages were coming from her IP address. I just want honesty from the community, and the lies were mostly exposed by the "dreaded" gamergate. 1.3K views • View upvotes 26

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crabcrawler @crabcrawler1 Easy to explain. 4chan's former boss was lazy and did a blanket ban on Gamergate, instead of going on a case-by-case basis approach that filtered out the junk. So that created the initial demand for 8chan. that's it. [Return] [Catalog] [Bottom) On Regarding recent events moot Admin : 4 minutes ago No 264185884 E The decision to remove "GamerGate" threads has been poorly communicated, and that's my fault. Said threads are being deleted primarily because they violate our blanket "no personal information / raids / calls to invasion" rule. Spamming the reports system and creating multiple topics were also a factor, especially given /w is one of 4chan's fastest moving boards and has histerically struggled with keeping toplcs limited to actual video games. Regarding a perceired lack of free speech/censorship -- many seem to misinterpret my advocating for anonymous communication and highlighting that it allows people to share things they otherwise wouldn't be comfortable with on other platforms as "you can say and do anything on 4chan, " which simply isn't the case. We've had rules and moderators since the site was founded "11 years ago", and I've only reinforced this statement over the years, a la: https liarchive moeighthreadis800a0580135 To those who actually want to use hw to discuss vidya and not a movement that has outgrown 4chan (a la Project Chanology) -- apologies for the inconvenience [Return] [Catalog) (Top) O The Daily Dot O @dailydot · 6d Years later, we must circle back to Gamergate and how it made Q possible. From @clairenjax: crabcrawler @crabcrawler1 · 6d Replying to @crabcrawler1 GamerGate had it's own self-contained identity, and it was against politics and special interest groups with an agenda shoehorning themselves into the hobby. But the 8chan platform being what it was? Yeah that created the "Q" crap. But in of itself. 1 27 5 27 crabcrawler @crabcrawler1 · 6d ^ ain't saying that to defend nobody. Just want to give a proper distinction to anyone who is trying to make heads-or-tails of the last decade of internet history. 27 2 19

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About the GamerGate TV show by Brianna Wu

Brianna Wu @BriannaWu About the "Gamergate" TV show. tne doxing that are just parT OT peing a woman online in 2021. They'll focus on salacious aspects and miss the bigger picture. And those are the more benign symptoms. Even though it's traumatic for me, someone that experienced these events needs to be there to steer them in the right direction. The Christchurch massacre was horrific, and is directly linked to 8chan. 8chan directly led to QAnon. Antivaxxers thrive because the disinformation policies I and others begged "Gamergate" IS NOT a retelling of the events of Gamergate. It's not a bad Scream movie *.kare a man in - OLull Menk aalle a u women in games. In 2016, it was stopping a monster from becoming president. And in 2021, it's stopping us from living in a Facebook to implement were ignored. stop the nightmare politics we are drowning in. And frankly, it's much more interesting. This is not the first time Hollywood has permanent pandemic from the unvaccinated, who are being manipulated with disinformation. knocked on my door and asked me to do a series about Gamergate. It's not even the second or the third. I have turned this project down FOUR times because it was going to be trauma p---. I said yes this time ONLY because I was given the authority to veto the It's my hope that telling this story can steer us away from this disastrous course. Frankly, Iwould rether do other thine with mu caror 8:42 am · 10 Oct 2021 · Twitter for iPhone 24 Retweets 3 Quote Tweets 175 Likes A Tip Who can reply? People @BriannaWu mentioned can reply Do you believe stories can change the world? I do. And I think most of us who go into creative fields think so too. A question a lot of people in the US are asking ourselves is, "How the hell did our country get here?" When I watch Twitch, I often see women streamers too young to have experienced Gamergate casually mention the death threats, the Swatting, and the doxing that are just part of being a woman online in 2021. And those are the more benign symptoms. The Christchurch massacre was horrific, and is directly linked to 8chan. 8chan directly led to QAnon. Antivaxxers thrive because the disinformation policies I and others begged Facebook to implement were ignored. And then you have monsters like Steve Bannon who took the Gamergate playbook and weaponized it against our country to get Trump elected. Today, he and others like him are laying groundwork for the next insurrection against the United States using that same playbook. Disinformation. Exploiting divisions. Fomenting resentment and convincing the privileged they are a victim. I feel ethically compelled to tell the story of how one domino falling led to another. Someone is going to turn Gamergate into a series eventually. That's just a fact, and in my short time working with Hollywood - it's very apparent to me that without people who were there it will be TRAUMA P---. They'll be insensitive to victims. They'll not understand the historical context of events. They'll focus on salacious aspects and miss the bigger picture. Even though it's traumatic for me, someone that experienced these events needs to be there to steer them in the right direction. "Gamergate" IS NOT a retelling of the events of Gamergate. It's not a bad Scream movie where a man in a Skull Mask calls a woman game developer and threatens to kill her, and she hunts him down to strike a blow for feminism. All those events are happening in the background, and it's horrific. But the thrust of the show is about fictional characters working behind the scenes to try to address structural issues with institutions like law enforcement, social media companies, and game studios. "Gamergate" is a story about how our institutions failed us in 2014 and what the consequences were. I think this is the only ethical way to do a story about Gamergate. It doesn't erase what happened to anyone, and it doesn't presume to tell anyone else's story. Instead, it focuses on WHAT WE CAN DO TODAY to stop the nightmare politics we are drowning in. And frankly, it's much more interesting. This is not the first time Hollywood has knocked on my door and asked me to do a series about Gamergate. It's not even the second or the third. I have turned this project down FOUR times because it was going to be trauma p---. I said yes this time ONLY because I was given the authority to veto the many ways a project like this could go wrong. If you go back and watch my interviews during Gamergate, my message was incredibly consistent. Yes, I talked about what happened to me - but my focus was ALWAYS on addressing the structural issues of the game industry. That's still my mission today. Somehow, the stakes of addressing the root causes of Gamergate keep getting higher and higher. In 2014, it was the careers of women in games. In 2016, it was stopping a monster from becoming president. And in 2021, it's stopping us from living in a permanent pandemic from the unvaccinated, who are being manipulated with disinformation. It's my hope that telling this story can steer us away from this disastrous course. Frankly, I would rather do other things with my career but disinformation and online radicalization is going to kill our democracy if we don't.

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GamerGate TV Series announcement by Brianna Wu

Brianna Wu ... @BriannaWu Oh! I didn't expect this to drop today. Cat's out of the bag - I am working with Hollywood on a Gamergate series for TV. Let me share with you the pitch and why this is a series that won't be a train wreck like the Law and Order episode. AIND ROT ENTERTAIN MENT Fictional Gamergate Series In The Works From Mind Riot Entertainment & Vide. Mind Riot Entertainment will work with Brianna Wu for a fictional series about her experience during the notorious 2014 Gamergate campaign. S deadline.com

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Voice of Rei Ayanami blaming Gamergate in 2021

Amanda Winn Lee @amandawinnlee Ah. I see. There's a pocket of incel Gamergate losers in Twitter's verification department. Good to know. Mike Ott @ottermymind - 13h Replying to @amandawinnlee Until @GailSimone is @verified the whole thing is just a sham 1:11 PM · Aug 31, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone 7 Retweets 1 Quote Tweet 102 Likes Amanda Winn Lee @amandawinnlee · 13h Replying to @amandawinnlee I can't stop giggling REEEEEENT FREEEEEEEE, I live in your head rent freeeeeeeeee rS ♡ 33

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Noam Blum @neontaster · Jul 27 LMAO what is this historical revisionism? Blizzard famously became like the first big company to trash gamergate at a con and they got a tsunami of positive press over it. Blizzard: "Let's take a stand to reject hate and harassment" In his opening talk at BlizzCon, Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime warned that harassers are "tarnishing our reputation as gamers" James Brightman Friday 7th November 2014 It's been an ugly few months in the video game industry as the mainstream media has shined its spotlight on the Gamergate movement and the persistent cases of harassment, misogyny, and threats (r---, death, bomb, etc.) that have certainly given gaming a black eye. While some in the industry would rather not talk about it, perhaps hoping it'll just go away on its own, Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime took the opportunity to speak up during his opening talk at BlizzCon 2014 today. SHARE THIS ARTICLE f Recommend | y Tweet | in Share @wSJ · Jul 27 WS) The Wall Street Journal A gender-bias suit against Activision Blizzard shows that seven years after GamerGate, allegations of misconduct toward women in the sector persist on.wsj.com/3BFMWXP 7 t3 60 270

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IT'S BEEN 7 YEARS ALREADY. AsHiON IT'S OVER. MOVE ON. SIPER GET A НОВВУ ОR SOMETHING-

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"Games are art" and "no politics in my video games" are two opposite statements

Okay then. If they're art, let's apply some basic critical analysis to them like all other artistic mediums. ii000000OON ¡¡¡000000OON Video games are a prestigious and artistic medium! They should be taken We don't want your politics! They're just games!!! seriously!!! Okay then. If they're just games then there's no reason to take them seriously as an artistic medium.

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