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posted by LaminatorX on Sunday October 12 2014, @02:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the whose-side-are-you-on? dept.

Brianna Wu, head of the independent gaming studio Giant Spacekat, was the target of a series of tweets containing death threats on Friday; one published her home address (since redacted). The poster's Twitter account has been disabled.

Wu responded on Friday night with the tweet:

Brianna Wu @Spacekatgal

The police just came by. Husband and I are going somewhere safe.

Remember, #gamergate isn't about attacking women.

GamerGate supporters denounced the threats and "doxxing" against Wu and disavowed the poster. However, several suspected that the tweets were a false flag created by anti-GamerGate forces:

Sun Knight @SunKnightO

@Sen_Armstrong @Spacekatgal @chatterwhiteman It's clearly either a troll or false flag shame that people actually think its legit.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 12 2014, @10:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 12 2014, @10:20PM (#105302)

    > "Movie-plot"? This sort of thing happens every day.

    In the movies.

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday October 13 2014, @12:18AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 13 2014, @12:18AM (#105352) Journal
    In real life. Seriously, take your naivety elsewhere.
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 13 2014, @04:17AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 13 2014, @04:17AM (#105425)

      [Citation needed]

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 13 2014, @12:21PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 13 2014, @12:21PM (#105503)

        Here's the citation [soylentnews.org] you asked for.