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.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Monday October 13 2014, @02:39AM
For the record I have been away for nearly a week and haven't posted at all. Whatever Tork you've been chatting with, it wasn't me. :)
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 13 2014, @02:42AM
You haven't used your Tork account for a week, but you've still be here posting as AC? That's just what I thought!
(Score: 2) by Tork on Monday October 13 2014, @02:48AM
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