The Gamergate Effect

About this episode

This episode explores the Gamergate scandal, focusing on its implications for ethics, harassment, and online culture.

Welcome to Gamergate: a scandal that mixed ethics, harassment, conspiracy theories, and online shouting in equal measure. Please like, subscribe, and we look forward to seeing you when new episodes are released every second Wednesday. Sources: Britannica – Gamergate Campaign Wired – Inside Gamergate Chat Logs NPR / Rep. Katherine Clark – How Gamergate Became a Template for Malicious Action Online Factually – Gamergate Controversy Explained Data & Society – Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online Digital Studies Journal – Doxxing as an Online Tactic LawPop – From Unknown Subculture to Political Mainstream arXiv – Tactical Reframing of Online Disinformation Campaigns Against the Istanbul Convention Washington Post – Disinformation campaign targeting Roy Moore’s Senate bid may have violated law Northeastern University – How Gaming Culture Played a Role in Jan 6 and QAnon Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) – Total remigration: Anti-migrant narratives targeting the UK Kotaku – Alyssa Mercante, Sweet Baby Inc. Doesn’t Do What Some Gamers Think It Does IGN – Developers Speak Out Against Harassment of Sweet Baby Inc. GameDeveloper.com – Sweet Baby Inc. Harassment Campaign…

People in this episode

Host: Gaming History Club

Topics covered

• Gamergate
• ethics
• harassment
• online culture
• disinformation
• media manipulation

Keywords

• Gamergate
• ethics
• harassment
• online disinformation
• media manipulation
• gaming culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Britannica, Wired, NPR, Factually, Data & Society, Digital Studies Journal, LawPop, arXiv, Washington Post, Northeastern University

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