1/ During Gamergate, I built a volunteer team to study Tweet harassment patterns with analytics. We learned a lot about bots. One of our main findings was a majority of “Berniebros” harassing well known feminists were bots.
We’ve looked at @Delafina777’s Twitter today.
We’ve looked at @Delafina777’s Twitter today.
2/ The overwhelming majority of people harassing Jessica Price today on Twitter are bots and sock puppets. These are throwaway accounts that are used as toys.
Almost no one claiming to be upset is an established, normal Twitter user.
Almost no one claiming to be upset is an established, normal Twitter user.
3/ I want to congratulate @ArenaNet for prioritizing Twitter bots and sock puppets over the developers who work hard for you. I’m sure these bots will be loyal Guild Wars players.
You’re proven gamified harassment works. And you’re told every woman in this industry to be silent
You’re proven gamified harassment works. And you’re told every woman in this industry to be silent
