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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")
![#Gamergate #OPMSNBC Milo can't do it all alone. We need you to stand up to censorship in gaming. So far we have been doing an all right job but trolls on both sides are corrupting the narrative and the blame is being placed solely on us. This reached a breaking point today with MSNBC's one sided spot on gamergate. We can NOT take this lying down. Contact info CNN, Ihttp:/lireport.cnn.com/l 1@CNNI Phone at 1404.827.1500 News tip Ihttp://www.cnn.com/feedback/show/?s=newstipl Fox news, Ifoxnewstips@foxnews.coml l@foxnewsl Al Jazeera America lamerica@aljazeera.net] Step 1. Contact Msnbc and competing media outlets with examples of harassment on our side of the issue. Resources for doing so can be found at http:ll gamergateharassment.tumblr.coml. Mention the harassment Based MoM (Christina Hoff Sommers) received and the syringe sent to our very own Milo. REMAIN RESPECTFUL IN ALL EMALS AND TWEETS Step 2. Step 3. Retweet this image on Igg/ tag (and OpMSNBC if you want) forward this Report and Renounce all harrasment on the Igg/ tag at every opportunity. information to lgg/streamers like KingofPol, Sargon Of Akkad, IA, and Socks.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/847/306/2d7.png "OPMSNBC")
