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FBI Confirms Open Investigation Into Gamergate

Posted by samzenpus on from the looking-into-it dept.

v3rgEz writes In a terse form letter responding to a FOIA request, the FBI has confirmed it has an open investigation into Gamergate, the loose but controversial coalition of gamers calling for ethics in gaming journalism — even as some members have harassed and sent death threats to female gaming developers and critics.

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  1. Re:Most Unbiased Slashdot Gamergate Article by phantomfive · · Score: 4, Funny

    All of those milestones should have gotten at least one article here each.

    Please no.

    What we really need is an opinion piece by Bennett. Then the circle will be complete.

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    "First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
  2. Re:Most Unbiased Slashdot Gamergate Article by Noah+Haders · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then the circle will be completely jerked. Ftfy.

  3. Re:"gate" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Agreed. Watergate had NOTHING to do with water.

  4. Re:"gate" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, the only sensible thing to do is to retrofit "Watergate" to "WatergateGate". Totally with you on this one.

  5. Re:Ethics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Sorry, you can't #thinkofthewomen, that is harassment and thought rape you fucking shitlord.

  6. Re:Who? by Zephyn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Being a victim requires actual harm. What actual harm does a threat from some chickenshit web troll really do you?

    In all fairness, they have been known to cancel the occasional movie.