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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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![File (hide): 1413851584245.png (60.57 KB, 814x523, 814:523, Ben Cook on deadspin.ong) | | The Leader of Gamergate 10/20/14 (Mon) 19:33:04 ID: c36bc4 No. 217446 [Watch Thread] So this dude asked about GamerGate on Twitter, and while some sent him a people's history, one sent him the Deadspin article He read the Deadspin article first (pic related) Their slandering isn't working anymore, guys! People are seeing right through their tactics! Ben Cook @Skitzzo Following Oh good, now this piece is comparing #gamergate to the lea Party and the Christian Right. O_o □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/20/14 (Mon) 19:37:45 ID: 76b1cf No.217502 >>217460 Anita, I didn't know you were so skilled at ban evading! □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/20/14 (Mon) 19:40:54 ID: abec89 No.217541 File (hide): 1413852054586.ipg (10.75 KB, 255x255, 1:1, 1413485987687 ipg) FAVORITES MOEFIST Excellent, no wonder they're getting tired of 5:08 PM-20 Oct 2014 Ben Cook @Skitzzo Following Welp, this piece lost me at the phrase assiduously neutral." I'm out. 5:19 PM-20 Oct 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/851/310/706.png "Even neutrals aren't falling for this s--- anymore")
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