Episode 17 - Gamergate. Death Threats, Doxing & Harassment

This is not an easy story to hear, but an important one to tell. This is the story of #Gamergate, a brutal harassment campaign against video game developers Zoe Quinn and Brianna Wu as well as feminist media critic Anita Sarskeesian. 

Created, Produced & Hosted by Keith Korneluk

Written & Researched by Lauren Minkoff

Edited, Mixed & Mastered by Greg Bernhard

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/12/with-gamergate-the-video-game-industrys-growing-pains-go-viral/

 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29821050

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https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/13/6145169/anita-sarkeesian-shares-the-most-radical-thing-you-can-do-to-support

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=58529300&itype=CMSID

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/montreal-massacre-threat-forces-media-critic-to-cancel-video-game-talk-1.2054165

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29626809

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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2016/0411/Rep.-Katherine-Clark-s-crusade-against-the-Internet-s-tormentors

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/05/gamergate-threats-brianna-wu/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/8chan-tries-swatting-gamergate-critic-sends-cops-to-an-old-address/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/13/gamergate-hits-new-low-with-attempts-to-send-swat-teams-to-critics

https://www.inc.com/magazine/201504/david-whitford/gamergate-why-would-anyone-want-to-kill-brianna-wu.html

https://www.polygon.com/2015/2/19/8070269/brianna-wu-giant-spacekat-pulls-out-of-pax-east

https://time.com/3535619/felicia-day-writes-about-gamergate-gets-information-hacked/

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/zoe-quinns-depression-quest

https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php/Internet_Aristocrat

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/01/gamergate-alt-right-hate-trump

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Sarkeesian

https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/11/8191033/representative-katherine-clark-letter-congress-gamergate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brianna_Wu

https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/17/brianna-wu-gamergate-human-cost

https://www.vocativ.com/culture/society/anita-sarkeesian-threats/index.html

https://www.theintell.com/story/entertainment/local/2015/01/23/gamergate-toxic-masculinity-why/17799524007/

https://www.theintell.com/story/entertainment/local/2015/01/23/gamergate-toxic-masculinity-why/17799524007/

https://www.gawker.com/what-is-gamergate-and-why-an-explainer-for-non-geeks-1642909080

https://jezebel.com/gamergate-trolls-arent-ethics-crusaders-theyre-a-hate-1644984010?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+jezebel%2Ffull+%28Jezebel%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

https://archive.ph/0YOD9

https://geekinitiative.com/what-is-gamergate/

https://www.vox.com/2014/11/1/7136343/gamergate-and-the-politicization-of-absolutely-everything

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/gamergate-activist-charged-with-assault-on-officers-public-intoxication-in-virginia/2016/09/09/2751f216-76ac-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prominent-leader-gamergate-just-arrested-145149280.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/terrorist-troll-pretended-to-be-isis-white-supremacist-and-jewish-lawyer?ref=scroll

https://ggn00b.com/for-noobs/what-is-gamergate/

https://www.thecut.com/2014/10/gamergate-should-stop-lying-to-itself.html

https://www.wehuntedthemammoth.com/2015/09/28/the-13-most-ridiculous-things-gamergaters-have-said-about-anita-and-zoes-un-visit-reddit-edition/

https://www.wehuntedthemammoth.com/2014/09/22/attention-gamergate-partisans-gaming-is-not-just-your-hobby/

https://www.wehuntedthemammoth.com/2014/09/21/mens-rightsers-take-up-arms-against-the-vidya-game-destroyers-never-give-up-never-surrender-and-dont-shop-at-kroger/

https://np.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3mojto/opinion_no_agenda_show_760_zoe_quinn_is_a_shill/cvgrc8a/

https://www.wehuntedthemammoth.com/2015/07/23/gamergaters-attack-study-on-video-game-losers-lashing-out-at-women-by-lashing-out-at-women/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131613

https://www.businessinsider.com/gamergate-fbi-file-2017-2