Comment on The return of Gamergate is smaller and sadder
WaterLizard@beehaw.org 7 months ago
Prior to Twitter being bought by Musk, I was pretty active on there due to being part of NAFO. Typically I would call out Russian disinformation regarding the invasion of Ukraine, but I noticed some of these Pro-Kremlin accounts had associations with gamergate. One individual had something like “gamergate survivor” in his profile and I proceeded to call him out for it. In came the false narrative and derogatory language, but I’m guessing my shitposting responses got to him. Within minutes of interacting with this guy, someone was trying to get into my account. Fortunately I had MFA setup, but the mere fact that this so called gamergate survivor launched an attempt to hack into my account tells me I struck a cord with him mocking the whole movement. It’s so damn childish.
theVerdantOne@beehaw.org 7 months ago
Ironically, I was binge watching The Alt-Right Playbook today, and one of the videos explained that behavior with them happens all the time with unhinged trolls. “Every time you try to debate with a reactionary, you’re gambling with other people’s safety.” If they get butthurt over something you said, they’ll very likely crank up the ante on either you or someone like you. Sometimes they’ll try to hack your account, other times they’ll try to swat you, as they tried with me one time.