Gamergate
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How Silverstring Media fought GamerGate and ADHD to make compelling gamesFor four months, this Vancouver studio was at the centre of an internet maelstrom. But it had overcome bigger challenges
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We will look back at cyber-harassment as a disgrace – if we act nowThere is no magic bullet against cyberbullying and revenge porn, but education in school and clear company policies will bolster the laws we now have
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Since my attempted rape I’ve had people say all manner of stupid things about my experience. None of them thought they were being insensitive and that’s the problemI didn’t understand rape culture until I was attacked
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Nintendo denies Alison Rapp firing is linked to harassment campaignOusted marketing officer tweeted that she had been sacked due to outspoken views on feminism, which the company has denied
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Canadian pictured as Paris terrorist in suspected Gamergate smearVeerender Jubbal captioned ‘one of the terrorists’ in Spanish newspaper after manipulated photo was widely shared
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SXSW considering 'all-day event on harassment' after pulling gaming panelsFestival has offered to reinstate one of the panels it cancelled after threats of violence and is reportedly considering an all-day event on the topic
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SXSW festival pulls pro- and anti-Gamergate panels after 'threats'Following threats of on-site violence, ‘marketplace of ideas is inevitably compromised’, says Interactive conference director
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Anita Sarkeesian interview: 'The word "troll" feels too childish. This is abuse'When Anita Sarkeesian launched a YouTube series on misogyny in video games, she received death threats and was forced into hiding. A year on from GamerGate, she explains why a global ‘temper tantrum’ won’t make her quit
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A moment that changed me – GamergateAs a woman working in the male-dominated gaming industry, I realised that sexism is still rife. And it’s not just the trolls who are to blame
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Rooster Teeth plays the video game: ‘We’re competing with Netflix and HBO’Digital veteran Burnie Burns talks YouTube, Lazer Team, GamerGate and why PewDiePie isn’t his main competition any more
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Anita Sarkeesian launching new video series focused on masculinity in gamesTropes vs. Women in Video Games creator isn’t letting Gamergate harassment stymie her plans for Feminist Frequency expansion in 2015
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Wikipedia votes to ban some editors from gender-related articlesOnline encyclopedia’s highest court votes on more than 10 editors deemed to be breaking the site’s rules amid gamergate controversy
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'Gamergate was inevitable': Rami Ismail on the state of the games industryTalented Dutch studio Vlambeer is at the forefront of a new generation of indie studios, and its business director has some theories about where the medium – and its fans – are heading
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Gamergate targets launch anti-harassment networkCrash Override aims to provide support to targets of online harassment after its founder, Zoë Quinn, became the first target of the videogame movement
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Heroes, villains and victories – the women who shaped 2014Bim Adewunmi: 2014 was the year we discussed street harassment and made feminist declarations. But a lot else happened this year. Here is an inexhaustive list of heroes, villains and victories - big and small
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Gamergate: Swedish gaming companies tackle sexism in video gamesThe industry has been catering for the stereotypical male gamer for too long, but in Sweden games companies are taking action
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Jess Zimmerman: You guys have been powerful long enough. As our half-serious whisper rose to a roar, we found that being angry together – online – was so much better than being scared aloneNo, we don't literally want to ban men. But 2014 was the year women got even
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Zoe Quinn: 'All Gamergate has done is ruin people's lives'The first target of the controversial Gamergate campaign, Zoe Quinn tells how death threats, hate mail and misogyny became the online smash of the summer
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The gaming journalist who tells on her internet trolls – to their mothersWhen Alanah Pearce discovered her online abusers weren’t middle-aged men but young boys, she went straight to the source to tackle the issue
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Facebook adds more ways to control news feed – today's Open ThreadHave your say on latest social network feature, as well as Apple iMessage, Blizzard on GamerGate, Amazon and more. By Stuart Dredge
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Open thread: for Snapchat's ad plans 'ephemeral does not mean anonymous'Have your say on messaging privacy, as well as other tech talking points: GamerGate, Google and Oculus VR. By Stuart Dredge
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The Ghostbusters trashing is just another internet tantrum against change