Ryan Broderick
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Appearances Over Time
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2014, you also get the start of Gamergate and the attack on Zoe Quinn.
So once again, these are women who are using the internet in two vastly different ways.
So Justine Sacco, for those who don't remember, is a PR executive.
She's about to board a plane to go to... Africa.
I didn't want to get canceled for not having the right country in Africa, Taylor.
South Africa.
South Africa.
And she tweets going to Africa.
Hope I don't get AIDS.
Just kidding.
I'm white.
She then boards a plane without Wi-Fi and basically the entire world decides that like, you know, she is a bad person.
She has like government officials in South Africa talking about it.
It's a mess.
She lands and she says, words cannot express how sorry I am and how necessary it is for me to apologize to the people of South Africa who I've offended due to a needless and careless tweet.
She then talks about she shouldn't joke about the AIDS crisis.
She becomes enemy of the world.
2014, we have an indie game developer, Zoe Quinn, who makes a video game called Depression Quest.
Her ex-boyfriend makes a blog post claiming that she was trading sexual favors for positive reviews in the game.
It's all fucking garbage bullshit, and it basically ruins politics around the world forever.