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Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. [2] [3] [4] It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.
- August 2014 – 2015
- Women in the video game industry
- Online harassment campaign
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.
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Jan 20, 2020 · Among these was Gamergate, the year-long harassment campaign from 2014 to 2015 that eventually became subsumed into the greater rise of the alt-right movement online.
- Aja Romano
Aug 15, 2019 · Everything Is Gamergate How an Online Mob Created a Playbook for a Culture War The powerful lesson of a 5-year-old harassment campaign: How to wage a post-truth information war.
Mar 18, 2024 · Gaming. The return of Gamergate is smaller and sadder. A group of gamers has mobilized a harassment campaign against a story consultant company, marginalized developers, and journalists in...
- Ash Parrish
Aug 30, 2019 · An anonymous harassment campaign against women in video game development and journalism began five years ago. Eventually known as Gamergate, it became a template for malicious action online.
Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.