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Video games don't cause violence, but toxic gamer culture, which has become a fertile recruitment ground for white supremacists and misogynists, does

For some players, advocating violence became a free-speech virtue  —  I was 22 when politicians started blaming video games for mass shootings.

Washington Post Brianna Wu

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  • @iansherr Ian Sherr on x
    The first real public signs about the toxic parts of gamer culture came in 2012. But it hasn't stopped. More reading: Ties between gamer culture and politics https://www.cnet.com/... The angry gaming YouTubers who turn nonstop outrage into influence: https://www.cnet.com/... http…
  • @briannawu Brianna Wu on x
    I wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post about why video games don't cause violence, but toxic gamer culture does—and how the culture has become a fertile recruitment ground for white supremacists and misogynists who actively want to harm women: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ..…