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The '''Boycott List''' is an informal list of websites and publications that have made factually inaccurate reports on [[GamerGate|#GamerGate]] due to poor research, yellow journalism, or other unprofessional reasons. The list also includes sites with serious ethical problems not necessarily related to #GamerGate and social media websites that have [[censorship|censored]] discussion about #GamerGate for reasons having to do with the above. #GamerGate supporters often choose to completely boycott the most serious and repeat offenders.

Archiving tools can be used to view and preserve the content of boycotted sites without contributing to their clicks and page views.

For an informal list of websites that follow the [http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp SPJ Code of Ethics], please view the [[Support List]].

==Gaming Websites==
{| class="table" width="1000px"
! width=250px | Website
! Reason
|-
| AusGamers
| Lacking in journalistic integrity<ref>[https://archive.today/3fmq9 r/Games: Of Corruption in the Australian Games Industry]</ref>
|-
| [[Destructoid]]
| Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], fired employees under questionable circumstances<ref>https://archive.today/wOV6e</ref>
|-
| [[Eurogamer]]
|Inaccurate GamerGate articles<ref>https://archive.today/U0opo</ref><ref>https://archive.today/lLY6y</ref>
|-
| [[Gamasutra]]
| Double participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], inaccurate GamerGate articles
|-
| GameFocus
| Writing anti-gamergate articles with poor research and poor arguments. Adhering to the 'listen and believe' mentality of our opposition <ref>[https://archive.today/9Lijx Blog post written by Staff Writer Brenden Mernagh at Game-focus.net aka Gamefocus.ca]</ref>
|-
| [[GameInformer]]
| Claims that Gamergate has furthered stereotypes of violence and misogyny, and it's a non-issue <ref>[https://archive.today/6NVXu Game Informer’s Stance on GamerGate]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/VzNyc GamerGate's silver lining]</ref>
|-
| Gameplanet
| Misrepresentation of Gamergate, no research and lazy journalism from editor Matt Maguire on Radio New Zealand National.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z40YnJncEnM&feature=youtu.be RNZN Interview]</ref>
|-
| Games.on.net
| Attributes harassment to GamerGate, "happily admit[s] to push[ing] an agenda" <ref>[https://archive.today/EssWr Announcement: Readers who feel threatened by equality no longer welcome]</ref>
|-
| [[Joystiq]]
| One sided, poorly researched editorial on Gamergate. Claims to have never gotten any tweets or emails about their ethics policy, therefore gamergate isn't about ethics, but harassment.<ref>[https://archive.today/zVrP6 We are always fighting]</ref>
|-
| [[Kotaku]]
*Kotaku AU
*Kotaku BR
*Kotaku JP
*Kotaku UK
| Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], lacking in journalistic integrity, owned by [[Gawker Media]]
|-
| MVCUK.com (Market for Video and Computer games)
| Multiple inaccurate articles including:
*Incorrectly claiming Mike Morhaime spoke against GamerGate at BlizzCon <ref>[https://archive.today/ZwPJg Morhaime uses Blizzcon speech to rally against GamerGate]</ref>
*Misleading article implying GamerGate was responsible for DDoS attack against the website of AbleGamers <ref>[https://archive.today/RCKvH Charity that refused GamerGate associated donation receives death threats, suffers DDoS attack]</ref>
|-
| Motherboard @ Vice
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles,<ref>[https://archive.today/ttN0F Will Trolls Always Have a Home?]</ref> owned by Vice
|-
| [[PC Gamer]]
| Misrepresentation of GamerGate <ref>[https://archive.today/jRpUV Anita Sarkeesian cancels talk after school shooting threat ]</ref>
|-
| PCGamesN
| Writer Steve Hogarty belligerently attacks GamerGate on Twitter<ref>[https://archive.today/ZfMyA Steve Hogarty Twitter feed]</ref>
|-
| [[Polygon]]
| Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], inaccurate GamerGate articles<ref>https://archive.today/rkvO8</ref>
|-
| [[Rock Paper Shotgun]]
| Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], inaccurate GamerGate articles<ref>https://archive.today/RXjWz</ref>
|}

==Technology Websites==
{| class="table" width="1000px"
! width=250px | Website
! Reason
|-
| [[Ars Technica]]
| Participated in [[Gamers are Dead]], Senior Gaming Editor founded [[GameJournoPros]] email group
|-
| [[GitHub]]
| Removed repository related to GamerGate under guise that it was organized harassment <ref>[https://github.com/GamerGateOP/GamerGateOP/blob/master/Notices_and_Pastas/shills.md Github repo page]</ref><ref>[http://i.imgur.com/sRsHIBm.png Message from Github support]</ref>
|-
| [[GitLab]]
| Removed repository related to GamerGate under guise that it was organized harassment <ref>[https://twitter.com/gitlabhq/status/519098024778530816 Gitlab tweet about the removal of the repo]</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/gitlabhq/iZ6o4i9HKeE Gitlab discussion on their forums]</ref>
|-
| OSNews
| Ran articles equating Gamergate to misogyny, organized harassment, and terrorism <ref>[https://archive.today/ApRYQ GamerGate terrorists threaten mass school shooting in Utah]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/QXYmj Intel opposes Gamergate as part of $300 million effort]</ref>
|-
| The Verge
| Censorship in articles comments and community forums, ran articles equating GamerGate to organized harassment
|-
| Wired
| Ran articles equating Gamergate to misogyny and terrorism <ref>[https://archive.today/mbix8 Gamergate Goons Can Scream All They Want, But They Can’t Stop Progress]</ref><ref>[http://archive.today/LTFr9 How 4chan manufactured the #GamerGate controversy]</ref>
|-
| Heise (german)
| Misrepresenting and poorly researched articles plus one sided comments about GamerGate. Censorship in comment sections.<ref>[https://archive.today/65bQk "Gamergate": Spieleentwicklerin flüchtet vor Online-Drohungen]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/No6qM "Sexismus in der Spieleszene: Streit über Gamergate in der Wikipedia]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/fRGNR "Gamergate": Intel beendet Werbekampagne]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/GeW9y Choose your side! – Kommentar zur Debatte um Sexismus in Videospielen]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/MuVdI Ich gehe nicht in Deckung – Kommentar zur Debatte um Sexismus in Videospielen]</ref>
|-
| golem.de (german)
| Misrepresenting and poorly researched articles about GamerGate. Censorship in comment sections.<ref>[https://archive.today/eEMwr Erneut Morddrohungen gegen Spielentwicklerin]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/yhkZN Entwickler geht nach Morddrohungen gegen Gabe Newell]</ref>
|}

==Mainstream Media==
{| class="table" width="1000px"
! width=250px | Publication
! Reason
|-
| The Financial Post
| Participated in [[Gamers are Dead]]
|-
| [[The Guardian]]
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles, also hosts articles and weekly podcasts featuring Leigh Alexander <ref>[https://archive.today/d5G6T Archive of contributor page]</ref>
|-
| [[MSNBC]]
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate news segments{{cn}}
|-
| PBS
| One-sided, poorly researched information about GamerGate, also funds programs that slander the GamerGate movement and other similar controversies{{cn}}
|-
| NPR
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles<ref>[http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/09/24/349835297/-gamergate-controversy-fuels-debate-on-women-and-video-games NPR: All Tech Considered - #GamerGate Controversy Fuels Debate On Women And Video Games]</ref>, also featured [[Arthur Chu]] as a guest to discuss GamerGate<ref>[http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/10/23/gamergate-video-game-culture-depression-quest-feminism NPR: On Point - #GamerGate And A Culture Clash In The Making]</ref>
|-
| The New Yorker
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles{{cn}}
|-
| The Washington Post
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles{{cn}}
|-
| [[BBC]]
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles and news segments<ref>[https://archive.today/EIw8E BBC News - GamerGate: 'Press must tackle misogyny,' says developer]</ref>
|-
| [[Al Jazeera]]
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles and news segments<ref>[http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2014/12/10/gamergate-women-gamers.html Al Jazeera America - GamerGate: How the video game industry's culture war began]</ref>
|-
| ABC
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate news segments, focused more on [[Anita Sarkeesian]] and [[Brianna Wu]]'s side of the controversy
|-
| Metro
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles{{cn}}
|-
| SVT (Sveriges Television)
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles, TV coverage did all but touch on there being two sides{{cn}}
|-
| SR (Svergies radio)
| One-sided, poorly resarched GamerGate articles, Coverage belittled and slandered GamerGate and its message{{cn}}
|-
| [[CBC]]
| One sided, poorly-researched articles. Links to other misleading #Gamergate resources.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/10/stopgamergate2014-the-internet-has-had-enough-of-gamergate.html CBC News - #StopGamerGate2014 hashtag suggests internet is growing tired of GamerGate]</ref> Refused to acknowledge any breach of ethics by only covering one side of the story.<ref>[http://www.ombudsman.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/complaint-reviews/2015/playing-fair-take-two-the-challenges-of-talking-about-gamergate/ CBC News Ombudsman - Playing Fair, Take Two: The challenges of talking about #GamerGate]</ref>
|}

==Community Forums==
{| class="table" width="1000px"
! width=250px | Website
! Reason
|-
| [[4chan]]
| Thought- and tone-policing mods, censorship of GamerGate discussion
|-
| [[Neogaf]]
| Censors all but anti-GamerGate discussion
|-
| Mighty No. 9
| Total censorship of GamerGate discussion <ref>[http://techraptor.net/content/might-no-9-lesson-manage-community Mighty No. 9 – A lesson in how not to manage a community]</ref>
|-
| [[RPG.NET]]
| Total censorship of Gamergate discussions.<ref>[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?739609-gamergate-on-RPGnet-READ-THIS/page12 Gamergate on RPGnet READ THIS]</ref>
|-
| Something Awful
| Suspected origin of many of the worst trolls in the conflict
|-
| [[TvTropes]]
| A moderator removed the mention of the scandal from their "Streisand Effect" page and threatened to ban the person who submitted it<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/remarks.php?trope=Main.StreisandEffect&id=87881 TvTropes Streisand Effect Discussion]</ref> and has locked threads on the subject.<ref>[https://archive.today/d7wFN Video Games Journalism TvTropes Discussion]</ref>
|-
| /r/gaming
| During the Zoe Quinn incident, the moderators removed almost all discussion regarding it. In fact, one of the moderators were found tweeting Zoe Quinn prior to the deletion of Quinn-related threads.
|-
|Bitforums
| Massive amount of feminist and anti-gamergate users, debate forum cherry picks gamergate stories<ref>[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/forum/showthread.php?12785-Death-to-the-Gamer-A-Critique-of-Video-Gaming-Culture] </ref>
|-
| AlternateHistory.com
| Total censorship of Gamergate discussions as well as bannings of pro-gamergate users.<ref>[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/953/922/ede.png]</ref><ref>[http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/953/925/71b.png]</ref><ref>[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/953/932/bf7.png]</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2neak2/heads_up_alternatehistorynet_bans_gamergate/]</ref>
|}

==Companies==
{| class="table" width="1000px"
! width=250px | Event
! Reason
|-
|[[Intel]]
|Openly opposes GamerGate, also supports [[Feminist Frequency]] as one of their partners to help "improve diversity" in the tech industry
|}

==Public Events==
{| class="table" width="1000px"
! width=250px | Event
! Reason
|-
| Critical Proximity
| Event created and hosted by Critical Distance, a project of [[Silverstring Media]]
|-
| GaymerX
| Spread lies about GamerGate being homophobic and against diversity in gaming{{cn}}
|-
| [[Independent Games Festival]]
| Corrupt award show connected to [[Silverstring Media]]
|-
| Indie Cade
| Award show implicated in conspiracy to artificially award Fez
|-
| Rebel Jam
| Game Jam started by [[Zoe Quinn]] after demonizing [[The Fine Young Capitalists]]
|}

==Other Websites==
{| class="table" width="1000px"
! width=250px | Website
! Reason
|-
| Badass Digest
| Writer Devin Faraci belligerently attacks GamerGate on Twitter<ref>[https://archive.today/ptsjs Devin Faraci Twitter feed]</ref>
|-
| [[BoingBoing]]
| Hosts articles by [[Leigh Alexander]], routinely smears and mocks GamerGate
|-
|Businessweek
|Anti-Gamerate and promoter of the blocklist<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-14/a-no-gamergate-target-wants-twitter-to-make-harrassment-harder Businessweek freebsd article]</ref>
|-
| BuzzFeed
| Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]]
|-
| Chez Apocalypse
| Strongly anti-GamerGate, also censors any negative criticism.{{cn}}
|-
| Comics Alliance
| Framing GamerGate as a movement about harassment and misogyny <ref>[https://archive.today/HVjk1 Fear As A Way Of Life: Why Women In Comics Don’t ‘Just Report’ Sexual Harassment]</ref>
|-
| Cracked
| Ran articles equating GamerGate to organized harassment
|-
| The Daily Beast
| Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]]
|-
| The Daily Dot
| Framing GamerGate as a movement about harassment and misogyny <ref>[https://archive.today/lLJBH Only a culture of shame can finally put a stop to Gamergate]</ref>
|-
| Deadspin
| Owned by [[Gawker Media]]
|-
| [[Gawker]]
| Owned by [[Gawker Media]]
|-
| io9
| Owned by [[Gawker Media]]
|-
| [[Jezebel]]
| Owned by [[Gawker Media]]
|-
| The Mary Sue
| Complete and repeated misrepresentation of GamerGate <ref>[https://archive.today/7DDuf Joss Whedon, Boston Globe Journalist Smack Down “But GamerGate Is About Journalistic Ethics!” Argument]</ref>
|-
| Newsweek
| Promoting the blocklist<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/one-womans-new-tool-stop-gamergate-harassment-twitter-288008 Newsweek Blocklist Article]</ref>
|-
| Raw Story
| Complete and repeated misrepresentation of GamerGate <ref>[https://archive.today/jh96m Gamergate’s anti-woman agenda made clear: Actor Felicia Day threatened for speaking up]</ref>
|-
| Time
| Put [[Anita Sarkeesian]] in the ''100 Most Influential People of 2015''<ref>[http://time.com/3822727/anita-sarkeesian-2015-time-100/ Time 100 Most Influential People of 2015 - Anita Sarkeeskian]</ref>, even though over 80 percent of readers voted against her in the poll.<ref>[http://theralphretort.com/anita-sarkeesian-included-in-time-100-even-though-she-lost-big-in-vote-4016015/ Anita Sarkeesian Included in Time 100, Even Though She Lost Big in the Vote]</ref> Also removed the word "feminist" from its "Which Word Should Be Banned in 2015?" poll, despite (or likely because) it won by a large margin.<ref>[https://archive.is/iIwYe Time: Which Word Should Be Banned in 2015?]</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/daJnj DailyDot tries to rationalize poll results]</ref>
|-
| The United Federation Of Charles
| Publicly condemned Gamergate and stated he hoped the movement "goes away." <ref>[http://unitedfederationofcharles.blogspot.com/2014/11/our-stance-on-gamergate.html Our stance on Gamergate]</ref>
|-
| ValleyWag
| Owned by [[Gawker Media]]
|-
| [[Vice]]
| Misrepresentation of GamerGate to the point of fear mongering <ref>[https://archive.today/LwSXk Does Someone Have to Actually Die Before GamerGate Calms Down?]</ref>
|-
| [[Vox]]
| One-sided, poorly researched GamerGate articles <ref>[https://archive.today/g2d6P Angry misogyny is now the primary face of #GamerGate]</ref>
|-
| We Hunted The Mammoth
| Complete and repeated misrepresentation of GamerGate <ref>[https://archive.today/SerWR Today in #GamerGate: Entitled manchildren use manic pixel dream girl as their shield (again)]</ref>
|-
| [[Wikipedia]]
|The pages on [[Anita Sarkeesian]]<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Sarkeesian Anita Sarkeesian's Wikipedia page]</ref>, the "GamerGate controversy"<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy GamerGate Wikipedia page]</ref>, [[The Fine Young Capitalists]]<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fine_Young_Capitalists TFYCapitalists' Wikipedia page]</ref>, and various other people involved with GamerGate all contain slander against the movement. Has banned more GamerGate supporters and neutrals from editing the GamerGate page than opposers
|}

==Steam Curators==
{| class="table" width="1000px"
! width=250px | Group
! Reason
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/1850-PC-Gamer/ PC Gamer]
|Openly anti-GG and misrepresents Gamergate.
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856736-The-Jim-Sterling-Collection/ The Jim Sterling Collection]
|[[Jim Sterling]], alongside Zoe Quinn and Alex Lifschitz, attempted to get interviews with pro-gamergate developers removed from The Escapist. One of the developers, [[James Desborough]], assumed it was taken down because of a friendship he had, but it was noted the interview was removed due to claims of harassment<ref>[https://archive.is/1xG4o Escapist/Desborough Interview Disclosure]</ref>. He has also shown he has a large bias by implying GamerGate is a crazy conspiracy, and referencing 3 anti-GG articles in his video "Oh What A Lovely Conspiracy".
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/33526-Rock-Paper-Shotgun/ Rock Paper Shotgun]
|Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], inaccurate GamerGate articles.
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6855993-Kotaku-Recommends/ Kotaku]
|Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], lacking in journalistic integrity, owned by [[Gawker Media]]. Anti-Gamergate.
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/2669017-Extra-Credits/ Extra Credits]
| Daniel Floyd host of Extra Credits, condemns GG despite his own narrated video about Anonymous speaking about fallacy of composition and anyone claiming belonging to a group
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856988-Giant-Bomb-Staff/ Giant Bomb Staff]
|Another one of big games sites whose employees condemn GG as purely harassment campaign
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6857089-Double-Fine-Productions/ Double Fine Productions]
|Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine Productions, is openly Anti-GG, claims GamerGate is proof of rape culture.<ref>[https://archive.today/rMAjv Tim Schafer Twitter Feed]</ref>
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/27-NeoGAF/ NeoGAF]
|Anti-GG, censors most if not all GamerGate discussion, banning GamerGate supporters.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TFYCapitalists/status/510033733916053505 TFYCapitalists Twitter Feed]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2irda2/i_was_banned_from_neogaf_for_voicing_a_different/ KiA NeoGAF Reddit Post]</ref>
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856737-Steve%27s-Essentials/ Steve's Essentials]
|Creator of Gone Home and rabid SJW.
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6861877-Rami-Ismail-Recommends.../ Rami Ismail]
|Heretic of Cool Indie Imperiumm. Takes active stance against GG.
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856325-Cuties-Curating-Games/ Cuties Curating Games]
|Organized by Maya Kramer of Silverstring Media. Complicit in many industry scandals and the continued misrepresentation of GamerGate.
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/409-Destructoid/ Destructoid]
|Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], fired employees under questionable circumstances. Anti-GG.
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/3693985-PCGamesN/ PCGamesN]
|Writer Steve Hogarty belligerently attacks GamerGate on Twitter. Anti-GG.
|-
|[http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6857159-Polygon-Favorites/ Polygon Favorites]
|Anti-GG. Participant in [[Gamers are Dead]], inaccurate GamerGate articles.
|}

== See Also ==

[[Support List]]

== References ==

<references/>

[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Publications]]
[[Category: GamerGate]]

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