10 Lessons The Gaming Industry Must Learn From #GamerGate
6. Blocking Someone On Twitter Doesn't Make Them Disappear
Chris Grant of Polygon created a block list that is targeted at individuals who supported #GamerGate, and proudly tweeted about it on the 3rd of September where he claims the list is 1500+ strong (in terms of how many people are blocked). Is this the kind of standard all gaming journalists should strive for? If someone disagrees with you or criticises you in any way theyre not even important enough to acknowledge? If you think this blocklist is only for harassers (the possibility of legitimately harassing someone over Twitter is quite debatable to say the least) then it would be of interest to note the The Fine Young Capitalists were also on this block list, a charity group determined to get women into gaming, and have not engaged in any harassment. However, on September 7th, everyone was unblocked. Heres hoping for some engagement with criticism.
