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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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![FEATURES, INDUSTRY, INTERESTING CONTENT, NEWS #GAMERGATE: YOU'RE WINNING AND HERE ARE A FEW OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 BILLY D -7 COMMENTS chievement Unl ocked EPIC WINNING! Given that a lot of the articles surrounding #GamerGate have been e of the most ing and abhorrent stuff one could imagine som all involving the video game industry - I decided it was time to take a break and go over some of the good stuff following some posi tive articles that have been popping up. There's a succinct and pretty cool piece over on GamesNosh that highlights some of the accomplishments of the #GamerGate move. ment, including things like raising $5,400 for the American Founda- tion for Suicide Prevention, donating more than $71,140 to The Fine Young Capitalists' IndieGogo that opened up an opportunity for a fe male developer to get her game made, and getting sites like Polygon, Kotaku, Destructoid and Defy Media to alter their policies. It seems like all the good stuff happened in the first two paragraphs, eh? Well, there's more where that came from. More than a million tweets have gone out using the #GamerGate hashtag. Thanks RvS. Because of #GamerGate an Australian gamingjournalist came for ward and exposed EA's cover-up of Those people were vindicated because of #GamerGate. #NotYourShield managed to showcase a multicultural movement of minorities, majorities, those in the LGBTQ community and females of all types showcasing their support for #GamerGate. It was a vic tory that destroyed the radical justice warriors' narrative that only white cis males" had rallied against them. Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers released a factual, insightful and educa- tional video about sexism in gaming, I'm sure many of us would love to see more given that it addresses a controversial topic without browbeating gamers or developers about these issues (and it's done in a manner that doesn't include inciting flame-wars but relying on facts and critical analysis). #GamerGate helped expose the Game Journo Pro List, which show- cased that various writers within that group had slanted agendas and were willing to overlook the facts in order to push their own so- ciopolitical message. What's more is that following the leak of the GJP, none of those within the group who had been actively anti-#GamerGate have published anymore hit pieces against the movement. Their credibility has been destroyed, and it now makes them look as if there were means to commit collusion to push the "Gamers Are Dead" agenda. Their silence is a victory unto itself. Most importantly, though, is that there is a slow but steady shift in the narrative. The Escapist continues to put out fair and balanced re- ports; TechCrunch released an article that factually covers the time- line of events; and indie devs have rallied to the cause, thanks to sites like Niche Gamer We've also seen the rise of new websites for gamers to support, in- cluding but not limited to, GamerHeadlines, GamesNosh, Niche Gamer. Tech Raptor and even The Ralph Retort. And despite all the censorship that canvassed much of the internet throughout August, we now have forums popping up in some of the most unlikely places showing support or gathering information sur- rounding #GamerGate. We have places like Something Awful, RPG Codex. Evil Avatar, Space Battles, Sherdog, the lt/KotakulnAction/ sub-reddit (even though it's in Reddit's ghetto and off the grid), Fa- and even the FGC (fighting game commu- nity) have stepped in with their own thread on Shoryuken. All of these are chiming in and offering discussion in addition to the gar risons maintained by 8chan [might be NSFW, so be careful], Escapist forums and MMO-Champion Update: It's been brought to my attention that while some of these places allow for discussion of #GamerGate, the forums themselves may not necessarily be pro- I know it sometimes seems like things are waning and the movement isn't getting things done, but there's a lot going on that's just not be- ing reported. However, the truth is slowly getting out and it'll con tinue to break through the cracking ice that is the fickle lies held up by hubris and blindness. Keep the pressure on. Keep using the #GamerGate hashtag. Keep fighting for transparency, accountability and the truth. There's a propaganda video going around that has managed to pull out some laughs and get everyone to feel a bit more at ease, espe- cially given all the high-tension surrounding this controversy, so I'lI leave this oldie-but-a-goodie right here.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/000/838/831/0f1.png "One Angry Gamer Article By William \"Billy D\" Usher. Dated September 27, 2014")
![While most of the mainstream technology media insist that the online movement known as media ignores the actions and accusations of those claiming to oppose who oppose GamerGate (and who refuse to address the claims of "Open Gaming Society") had been suspended from Twitter "for harassing me and others." She also claimed "It was openly planned" on of GamerGate's portrayal in the media and ethical lapses in games As for the Twitter account being suspended, neither OGA's nor OGS's owmers had finaty had enogh of being caed msogyist beseent daedes by a medi that openy with the SXSW panel) was suspended for a short time back in March. Perry Jones told the Examiner the claims were "bull---" and based on a single tweet lo Media blame GamerGate for SXSW panel cancellations (Part 1) t removing an image of a cleavage-heavy video-game y ASHE SCHOWIASHESCHOW 10/28/15 1221 PH Around the same time, there wa as a backlash against Lionhead Studios s not just conservatives who feel the sting of media bias. On Monday, the yearly Austin music, technology and movie festival known with a caption that read: "The Foaming Jugs," a reference to anin game tavern. The studio time of his Twitter suspension that had been associated with the online movement known as GamerGate r own medicine," as she had been a it is seen as a Jones told the Examiner that that is his only communication with Wu and called his short suspension "an overreach of Twitter's definition of the movement is a mob of online One of the cancelled panels, called "Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games," included panelists who had openly disparaged GamerGate humor Jones used back in March, writing: "Yeah, Ashe. I had a really high-level secret source on this one. The Open Gaming Society." She I,''zSavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community" included panelists who had spoken in support of GamerGate previously. Neither panel was specifically about GamerGate, but both panels would not likely have been able to avoid a discussion about the movement. When two members of the anti-harassment panel (Caroline Sinders and Randi Harper) tweeted that they had been informed their panel was cancelled "due to threats of violence," Twitter erupted with blame for GamerGate and claims that only one panel had been if you team up with Scooby-Doo, you can Wu did not respond to a follow-up question asking for evidence of 1S A guick glance at the SXSW schedule showed that both panels had harassment, how is Wu's response to me not also harassment? ones g the situation, and noting that SXSW "has said he didn't even create a Reddit account until the panel was created and due to the little time he had to plan and present a panel, he was not able to get input from Twitter, Reddit or anywhere else. "We took co but in the end the decision, speakers and topics came from the top(me)," Jones said. sanctity of the big tent at SXSW Interactive necessitates that we keep the dialogue civil and respectful. If p embrace new ways of thinking in a safe and secure place that is free of online and offline harassment, can not "founding members of the 'Open Gaming Society' were involved in my original doxxing in January." (Doxxing refers to the tactic of posting someone's personal information When asked by the Examiner if she was claiming Jones had doxxed her, as he was the only founding member of OGS, Nyberg clarified that The organizer for the SavePoint panel, Perry Jones of the Oper and described what he was told by a SXSW official in a phone founding document and said there were n OGS-just him. He said the people listed in the document were not founding members but rather "people who read the document and gave their criticism." He reiterated that he "was the sole founder of the organization and the sole author of that document" "The way he put it to me was: 'It was the worst thing that they have said. "Both sides were just so intensely against one another that they just had to wash their hands clean and they had to back out and say Look, we can't host this. We can't have this discussion here. It to s safety Jones acknowledged that he can't verify any of the threats and did not receive any himself. He believes the threats were lodged against SXSW specifically, as the host. He said that security was one concern but that OGS-just him. He said the people listed in the d founding members but rather "people who read the document and gave their criticism." He reiterated that he "was the sole founder of the organization and the sole author of that document. of their time to just two panels - to fielding questions, from all sides of every argument for two panels panels they have just for the gaming event and the who knows how many panels for the Zoe Quinn, whose online harassment following a breakup was used as part of the foundation to claim GamerGate was a hate group, insulted the SavePoint panel as a group of professionals and experts on the online harassment panel." She called SXSW's decision to cancel both panels came after a week journalist and president-elect of the Society for Professional Journalists, Mercedes Carerra, an adult film actress, activist and game animator (who has had her fair share of harassment); and Nick Robalik, a game developer and head of PixelMetal Games. To describe in mainstream press. In the wake of the nearly two dozen articles were written about the cancellation, each claiming either that GamerGate was to blame or that it was a hate group given a platform at a major festival. And to speak of Walsh directly, she was a "neutral observer" on the members have alternately advocated for ethics in games journalism while attacking-including r--- and death threats-so-called 'social ate I was also on described her disappointment over the claimed that supporters of Gamergate have used ethies in journalism as moral cover during online harassment campaigns "I am disappointed to hear of the cancelations because I was looking reporting," Walsh said. nor is it the core that "SXSW should reinstate the online harassment panel and release One can't dismiss that harassment has been a problem for both sides a statement apologizing for including the GamerGate panel in the first called misogynist basement dwellers by a media that openly despised Sarkeesian did not respond to an Examiner tweet informing her that Meanwhile, those o the SavePoint panel, like the anti-harassment panel, didn't mention should be allowed to talk about ethics in games journalism, on which number of other Twitter accounts asking si Panelists on the anti-harassment panel also insisted that theirs was was to focus. She also didn't respond to any Think about that: Both sides felt they were inaccurately represented Both sides lodged insults and complaints against the other. Third party trolls stepped up and made things worse, threatening violence at events where either side spoke. While the media feverishly report the [GamerGate] panel at SXSW." She also said fixating on GamerGate "leads to an unproductive myopia" and that her panel would focus on y seven or so articles were written about multiple ats Another panelist, Randi Harper mostly written by people who were there the panelists themselves swas heavily policed or Michael Koretsky, host of the August event, told the Washington Examiner in response to the original backlash to the SavePoint panel movement In response to the cancellation of both panels, Buzzfeed released a statement threate festival reinstated the two panels. Jones also said he would find a way to "organize, fund and host the panel ourselves." He a e try to stop other p JOURNALISMP INTEGRITY? t possiblea I know all of you, on both sides, must be incredibly upset that this has happened, but take our honest advice; Step away from your AINT NOBODY GOTTIME FOR THAT calm and civil about this."](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/035/700/dd4.png "Opinion Journalism that doesnt suck.")
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