Gamergate

Gamergate or GamerGate (GG)^[1] was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture.^[2][3][4] It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.^[1][5][6][7] Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}