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[–] MelisandeScott 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Nadia Kayyali also wrote this article back in January:
https://archive.is/ID8Q7

Online harassment is a digital rights issue.
When a magnet for harassment like Gamergate takes place on a social platform, will that platform's operators seek to uncover who the wrongdoers are—or will they simply prohibit all from speaking out and documenting their experience?

here are some directions that user empowerment could take

Direct link to the "Blocktogether" blockbot.
Direct link to an article about Silcon Valley having a "diversity" problem.
Direct link to the "Open Letter to the Gaming Community" that was pushed by journalists at the beginning of Gamergate

Also here's the letter to ICANN the EFF promoted that claims publically available whois data will enable harrassment. https://archive.is/hd7gh
which uses Randi Harper as an example of someone who's been harrassed.

Signed by:
Nadia Kayyali of EFF
Randi Harper
Brianna Wu
Zoe Quinn
Anita Sarkeesian
Katherine Cross (Fem Freq)
Arthur Chu
Chris Kluwe
Christine Love (indie dev that buddies with ZQ)
Cory Doctorow (author/journo)
Jessica Moreno (former community manager for Reddit)
Sheri Rubin (IGDA)
Sue Gardner (journo/former Wikimedia director)

And those are just the names I recognize right off the bat. If we went through every single one there's probably some interesting connections.

EDIT: formatting