Currently? Originally it was a hate mob 4chan created to target women in the game industry
Edit: oh nice, the article covers that
a febrile harassment campaign, originally sparked by somebody’s clownishly toxic grudge against their ex, who sometimes advertise themselves as being about “ethics in games journalism”
Gamergate is russian psyops astroturfing.
Currently? Originally it was a hate mob 4chan created to target women in the game industry
Edit: oh nice, the article covers that
4chan is a well known stomping ground for kremlin propagandists.