Gamergate

See also: gamergate

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Etymology

From gamer +‎ -gate. Coined or popularized by American actor Adam Baldwin.

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪməɹˌɡeɪt/
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Gamergate

  1. A campaign that started in 2014 and happened primarily online, which centered around sexism and anti-progressivism in video game culture and took the form of a harassment campaign against women in the video game industry.
    • 2025 March 23, Harmeet Kaur, “How Gamergate foreshadowed the toxic hellscape that the internet has now become”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 16 February 2026:
      Those who experienced the harassment firsthand warned that if not taken seriously, the behaviors underlying Gamergate would fester.

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