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Slate / David Auerbach / Oct 26, 2014

“It stresses conflict over consensus. It rewards trolling instead of reasoned debate. And GamerGate proves it.” —JB

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Benton, Joshua. "Why #GamerGate proves that Twitter is broken." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 26 Oct. 2014. Web. 22 Mar. 2025.

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Benton, J. (2014, Oct. 26). Why #GamerGate proves that Twitter is broken. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 22, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/why-gamergate-proves-that-twitter-is-broken/

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Benton, Joshua. "Why #GamerGate proves that Twitter is broken." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 26, 2014. Accessed March 22, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/why-gamergate-proves-that-twitter-is-broken/.

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