Intel Pulls Ads from Gamasutra Following Complaint Campaign by #GamerGate Supporters

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  • Intel Pulls Ads from Gamasutra Following Complaint Campaign by #GamerGate Supporters

    Intel has confirmed that they have pulled ads from gaming news site, Gamasutra, following a targeted pressure campaign from #GamerGate supporters. Bill Calder, an Intel spokesperson confirmed the news to Re/code.
    "Intel has pulled its advertising from website Gamasutra. We take feedback from our customers very seriously especially as it relates to contextually relevant content and placements."

    Yesterday, Gamasutra also confirmed the events that transpired.


    As noted, Intel was reportedly "flooded" with complaints from #GamerGate supporters who have constantly taken offense to Leigh Alexander's "'Gamers' don't have to be your audience. 'Gamers' are over" article. In the article, Alexander pushes for equality in video games and the gaming industry and condemns much of the sexist culture prevalent throughout the industry.

    The #GamerGate tag began when Adam Baldwin first used it in a late August Tweet to encourage the harassment of women in the gaming industry, namely Zoe Quinn. That campaign of harassment against women in the industry continues still to this day. The harassment is also against people, not just women, that don't agree with the #GamerGate methods or beliefs. The campaign to destroy the gaming sites that don't align with the #GamerGate beliefs also continues.

    • kanaka
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      kanaka commented
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      You are correct, sorry for not explaining it better, I meant something more on the lines of a global change, I mean, that is maybe what Gamergate ultimately wanted to achieve, right? A better, more fair and transparent place for games and its consumers.

    • Shawn Zipay
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      Shawn Zipay commented
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      Originally posted by kanaka
      You are correct, sorry for not explaining it better, I meant something more on the lines of a global change, I mean, that is maybe what Gamergate ultimately wanted to achieve, right? A better, more fair and transparent place for games and its consumers.
      Perhaps. But that isn't why this started in the first place. It was literally a movement created to harass people. Some people jumped onto the GG bandwagon under false pretenses. Those people still believe that GG is (and was always) about journalistic integrity/transparency/etc. Those people are being lied to and misled.

    • Thortok2000
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      Thortok2000 commented
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      Reminds me of Wag the Dog. And I didn't even see that movie. =/

    • kanaka
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      kanaka commented
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      Originally posted by Shawn Zipay
      Perhaps. But that isn't why this started in the first place. It was literally a movement created to harass people. Some people jumped onto the GG bandwagon under false pretenses. Those people still believe that GG is (and was always) about journalistic integrity/transparency/etc. Those people are being lied to and misled.
      True. Also now they are targeting DiGRA and feminists in academics. What is the purpose of this? Why are this guys behind Gamergate feeling so threatened by the opinion of somebody else?
      Last edited by kanaka; 10-03-2014, 11:18 AM.

    • Shawn Zipay
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      Shawn Zipay commented
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      Originally posted by kanaka
      True. Also now they are targeting DiGRA and feminists in academics. What is the purpose of this? Why are this guys behind Gamergate feeling so threatened by the opinion of somebody else?
      And yet they'll still continue to say that it's not about attacking women or attacking feminists and that it's only about game journalism ethics.

      What a bunch of jackasses.
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