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Aug. 1, 2015

Free Speech v. Harassment

Sites aim to honor free speech while monitoring content.

Independent game developer Zoe Quinn had already suffered an organized campaign of harassment related to her work when a former boyfriend accused her, online, of having a romantic relationship with a video-game journalist. The journalist in question had only mentioned her game, Depression Quest-not reviewed it-but concern arose on Twitter and elsewhere about a possible conflict of interest.

The buzz soon turned into harassment, with the added pote...

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