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Gamergate
Sign in to saveGamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign motivated by 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. Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu.
Key facts
- Civilian attack.target
- Women in the video game industry
- Civilian attack.type
- Online harassment campaign
- Civilian attack.victims
- Zoë Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others
- Civilian attack.perpetrators
- Internet trolls, particularly from 4chan, IRC, and 8chan
- Civilian attack.inquiry
- FBI investigation
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29 sectionsContents
- History
- Zoë Quinn and ''Depression Quest''
- Anita Sarkeesian and ''Tropes vs. Women in Video Games''
- Brianna Wu
- Other targets of harassment
- Coordination of harassment
- Demographics
- Organization
- Harassment and Twitter
- Efforts to affect public perceptions
- Targeting advertisers
- Sad Puppies
- Purpose and goals
- Social, cultural, and political impact
- Gamer identity
- Misogyny and sexism
- Law enforcement
- Gaming industry response
- Representation in media
- Reducing online harassment
- Legacy
- 2015–2018
- 2019
- 2020–2021
- 2022–present
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign motivated by 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. Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu.
Gamergate began with an August 2014 blog entry called "The Zoe Post" by Quinn's ex-boyfriend, which falsely insinuated that Quinn had received a favorable review because of Quinn's sexual relationship with a games journalist. The blog post was spread to 4chan, where many users had previously disparaged Quinn's work. This led to a campaign of harassment against Quinn, coordinated through anonymous message boards such as 4chan, 8chan, and Reddit. The harassment campaign expanded to target Sarkeesian, Wu, and others who defended Quinn, and included doxing, rape threats, and death threats.