Overnight, Zoe Quinn provided a wealth of proof showing that many of those persons participating in the #GamerGate "movement" were completely misled about its intentions and true motives. Many that jumped on to the #GamerGate wagon believed that they were fighting only for journalistic integrity in the gaming industry. On any other day, that would be a great cause that most people would probably get behind. However, there were some who had their doubts and said that #GamerGate wasn't about journalistic integrity and that it was only created to harass and harm many notable persons in the industry. Any attempts that mentioned how #GamerGate was set up purely as a means of harassing people in the industry, namely women, were met with fierce opposition.
Thanks to some investigative work done by Zoe Quinn, it was revealed that the original intent of #GamerGate and #NotYourShield were for malicious purposes.
Quinn says that she has been idling and recording logs for the past "few weeks" in a "4chan raid IRC channel." Quinn made a huge number of Tweets last night featuring screenshots from those logs that specifically debunk many of the rumors started from those tenaciously defending #GamerGate. For a number of days, many of the most vocal #GamerGate supporters said that the movement was never about harassment. Supporters claimed that from the start it was only about seeking journalistic integrity and nothing more.
Keep that in mind while going through these images released by Zoe Quinn.
Even The Fine Young Capitalists were used by the #GamerGate people.
What about pulling in actors and persons known around Hollywood to help push the #GamerGate cause under false pretenses?
It was also shown how the #NotYourShield hashtag was created just to deflect blame when they started to get called out on the legitimacy of #GamerGate.
What about those allegations that Quinn and her friends faked being hacked? She also posted a video that she claims validates that her claims of being hacked are true.
Yes, many people that have used the #GamerGate hashtag have done so with nothing but pure intents. There are people who firmly believed that #GamerGate was about journalistic integrity and transparency from the very beginning. Unfortunately, these images and the accompanying chat log show the more nefarious origins of the entire situation. The images show how well orchestrated the massive smear campaign was from the beginning.
If you feel like this is too much to read, you really should reconsider. It's well worth going through this if you have heard about #GamerGate or if you have been involved in it in any way, shape, or form. The full list of shared and relevant Tweets from Zoe Quinn can be found on Storify. She has posted more since these Tweets were archived, so be sure to check out her Twitter for the latest.
As I understand it, these logs and other pieces of evidence have already been sent to the authorities.
Thanks to some investigative work done by Zoe Quinn, it was revealed that the original intent of #GamerGate and #NotYourShield were for malicious purposes.
Quinn says that she has been idling and recording logs for the past "few weeks" in a "4chan raid IRC channel." Quinn made a huge number of Tweets last night featuring screenshots from those logs that specifically debunk many of the rumors started from those tenaciously defending #GamerGate. For a number of days, many of the most vocal #GamerGate supporters said that the movement was never about harassment. Supporters claimed that from the start it was only about seeking journalistic integrity and nothing more.
Keep that in mind while going through these images released by Zoe Quinn.
Even The Fine Young Capitalists were used by the #GamerGate people.
What about pulling in actors and persons known around Hollywood to help push the #GamerGate cause under false pretenses?
It was also shown how the #NotYourShield hashtag was created just to deflect blame when they started to get called out on the legitimacy of #GamerGate.
What about those allegations that Quinn and her friends faked being hacked? She also posted a video that she claims validates that her claims of being hacked are true.
Yes, many people that have used the #GamerGate hashtag have done so with nothing but pure intents. There are people who firmly believed that #GamerGate was about journalistic integrity and transparency from the very beginning. Unfortunately, these images and the accompanying chat log show the more nefarious origins of the entire situation. The images show how well orchestrated the massive smear campaign was from the beginning.
If you feel like this is too much to read, you really should reconsider. It's well worth going through this if you have heard about #GamerGate or if you have been involved in it in any way, shape, or form. The full list of shared and relevant Tweets from Zoe Quinn can be found on Storify. She has posted more since these Tweets were archived, so be sure to check out her Twitter for the latest.
As I understand it, these logs and other pieces of evidence have already been sent to the authorities.