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While no video game brands have actively denounced GamerGate, Microsoft and Sony, the two most prominent console makers in the industry, are not succumbing to the group’s demands. “Most brands have become pretty quick on the trigger to pull digital advertising,” he said. Rohit Thawani, director of digital and social strategy at ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day, said brands are more risk averse now that CMO tenures and campaigns have shorter lifecycles, and digital advertising has allowed for changes to be made “with the flick of a switch.” Major game publisher Ubisoft, for instance, also declined a request for comment. GamerGate comprises some of the video game industry’s most ardent customers, and video game publishers need their support as they enter the holiday season and release their heavily-anticipated new titles.īrands in the industry with money at stake are walking treading lightly. The ordeal has forced video game brands into a Catch-22 while they don’t want to be associated with the movement’s more misogynistic elements, a broad denunciation of the group would be risky. As Gawker learned, it’s not exactly a brand safe environment. GamerGate purists contend that the threats are the product of a few bad actors. GamerGate began as a call to end corruption in video game journalism but has since mushroomed into a conversation that has included the topics of bullying and unethical media practices and incorporated threats of violence and rape against women who have spoken out against its proponents. It’s also a testament to the fragility of running an advertising-reliant business now that technology has allowed outraged consumers to mobilize and message at an unprecedented scale. We will continue to speak out against bullying and encourage everyone who feels strongly about this issue to stand up for what is right," Adobe said.That brands are complying to the demands of a group that has been - fair or not - so closely associated with threats of violence against women speaks to the group’s outsized power. "We have taken a strong stance against bullying through our support of the Ad Council's anti-bullying campaign and, most recently, our own Bully Project Mural.
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However, the company did not clarify why it had pulled from the site, and did not restore its ads.Īdobe noted that it has in the past and continues to take a stand and campaign against bullying. When it comes to our support of equality and women, we want to be very clear: Intel believes men and women should be treated the same," Intel wrote. That was not our intent, and that is not the case. "We recognize that our action inadvertently created a perception that we are somehow taking sides in an increasingly bitter debate in the gaming community. The company was referring to the sustained harassment of women in the industry such as Zoe Quinn, Brianna Wu, Felicia Day and Anita Sarkeesian, all of whom were doxxed.Įarlier this month, Intel also issued an apology after pulling its advertising from Gamasutra in the wake of Gamergate pressure over an article by editor-at-large Leigh Alexander. Every human being deserves respect, regardless of gender, orientation, appearance, personal hobbies or anything else that makes individuals who they are." "We reject all forms of bullying, including the harassment of women by individuals associated with Gamergate. "We are not and have never been aligned with Gamergate," Adobe wrote. Today, Adobe has finally firmly stated where it stands.
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"Unfortunately, tweet was perceived to support Gamergaters and created a firestorm on Twitter," Adobe wrote in a blog post.Īlthough the company attempted to clarify in a later Tweet, saying "We are vehemently opposed to bullying of any kind and would never support any group that bullies". (Biddle later clarified that his Tweets had been in jest.)
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This last was in response to pressure from Gamergaters after a series of Tweets from Gawker writer and former Valleywag editor Sam Biddle in which he said that " nerds should be constantly shamed and degraded into submission" and " Bring Back Bullying". As Adobe explained in a Tweet at the time, it was not a Gawker advertiser - however, the Tweet also added that "Adobe stands against bullying".
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The company had requested gossip website Gawker remove the Adobe logo, which indicated that the company was a Gawker advertiser, from its website. Adobe has made a post on its website clarifying its position in the Gamergate debate after ambiguous actions last week.