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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](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/691/215/331.png "What the actual f--- are we supposed to do about this")
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![re code By James Temple Apparent Gamergate Threats Force Developer From Her Home Octobar I, 2014, 12:43 PM PD Indapendent game developer Brianna Wu said on Twitter Friday evening that sbe and her husband had contacted authorities and left their home, following a series ofeline threats, in what appears to be continuing fallout from the "Gamergabe saga. Warning: The Twitser poslt that Sollova contains explici and vioent language) The pelice juat came by. Husband and I are going somewhere safe. Remember ergae iant about affacking women. -Brianna wu feSpacekatgal Wu is head od development at Giant Spacekat, which created the game Revolution 6o. She encaived a series of threatening messages on Twiner, one of which incudeder home address, after reposting the below meme making fun of Gamergate. Wu coafiemed the details of the lncident in an eml exchange with Refeode. She said she's contident the threats originated within the Gamergate commenity becaase of activity monitored in dedicated chatrooma I don't know what else to do but stand tal not let people intimidate me and keep doing chat I love, she said in a statement provided to other reporters as well "y company is about to work with a major conaole eoespany to put our game on a next gen system that's a dream for any same developer, and I'm mot going to let [those] people stop me. RELATED ARTICLE What is Gomergale, and Why Is Intel So Afraid Re/eode paming editor Erie Johnaon aid out the background (and vocabulay) of Gamergate in earlier pieces this week Gamer gate is asizable online community of videopame fars who are paet about grawing criticisms of their favarite hobby.especially claies that today's gases often depict woeen in deneaning ways Conplicating the aatter further. Ganergate advocates say the debate about wonen in gasing is being enabled by a weak and coreupt gasing But that "s not what Gamer gate has shown it cares about in practice. The Tabels of "ethics" and "carruption" are, to date, a thin ail aver an angoing attempt to undersine women in the garing industry and the gases press. Anyone who advocates for gander equality, or better representation, or even just a sore open discussion is considered an eeey to be bullied. boycotted or· in A series of threats also recently foreed academic Anita Sarkbeesian, who pubishes the ride eria Trop Women to leave ber home a matter the FBI as been Bnetigting. I want to be crystal clear-l am scared of the death treats I'v gotten. I am of the blome-the-victm vitch hent -Brianna wu feSpacekatga0 Mobile all stars.... YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram code> mobile PNCE IS LINITED REGISTER TODAY rejcode HALF MOON BAY, CA OCT, 27/28 MORE FROM RE/CODE Spacekot Bookork the permolink livefyreわ Sign in 97 people listening And what about the OVER A DOZEN psoplo, mostly women and minorties, who have gotten the EXACT SAME THREATS exploty for sugporing #game gate? What about the fact Wu's triands and colloagues coxplictly and publicly stato that hey SUPPORT these attacks and encourage people to commit them l you report this? https:lpbs twimg.com/mediaBxF SDpulEAROWI1.jpg:large https:lpbs tthen, proviously I posted my faculty D apparently ve bean doxnd of threats) #GamerGato pic titor comiqulpkBwnWE G) September 2 2014 Idon't know how many times we have to say this The Harasser had NOT게NG TO DO WITH GAMERGATE The ONLY thing Inking him to gamergato was briana saying GamerGate did this All o GG is against harassment ALSO PRO GG peoplo have beon gotting the SAME THREATS FOR WEEKS WHY DONT YOU COVER THAT?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/846/012/2cc.png "ReCode Is Taking Brianna At Her Word")
