#GamerGate: Gamers v. Academics, Part II

At every level, #GamerGate was a media war.

At every level, #GamerGate was a media war.

Not an “infowar,” a media war.  The weapons used were media: chatlogs, photos, videos, screenshots, and unedited archives (i.e., “receipts”). It was buttressed by the Media: the Press, television, conference panels, and special sessions in the U.N.