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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: 2) by Tork on Monday October 13 2014, @02:39AM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 13 2014, @02:39AM (#105400)

    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

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 13 2014, @02:42AM (#105402)

    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

      by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 13 2014, @02:48AM (#105405)
      By 'at all' I mean I haven't posted AC, either. Sorry.
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