http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/27/7923521/anita-sarkeesian-shares-the-graphic-violent-threats-that-fill-her
I've been following the GamerGate scandal for a while now, and feel like this article sums up one wing of many issues faced by Women in the gaming industry. The article explains how Anita, a feminists who focuses on sexism in games suffers from harassment due to anonymity online. I feel that the anonymity that platforms like twitter provide causes issues where people can perform acts that under other circumstances are illegal. On top of this, current law enforcement isn't yet equipped to handle this new form of harassment. This permits people to behave in unethical ways, all while claiming to wave the banner of ethics.
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