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Libs blame Charlie Kirk assassination on Gamergate
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Date: September 17th, 2025 6:38 PM Author: ..;.;:.;.;..:..;,;,;. Gender-based attacks also eroded the internet culture beat. In the 2010s, much of internet culture journalism was done by women. In 2025, many have been driven out of the industry by declining opportunities or a relentless torrent of abuse and blowback from the subjects they cover. Gamergate, a misogynistic harassment campaign that began in the early 2010s, provided a blueprint for the weaponization of the internet and kick-started the careers of many of the most prominent right wing internet figures today. Legacy media organizations hired women and LGBTQ journalists to cover these influencers, then, as Broderick put it, “threw them into the internet would chipper for traffic.” As many online pointed out following Kirk’s shooting, “Gamergate was… the spark for modern radicalization.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/media-missteps-charlie-kirk-shooting-coverage-1236373638/ |