Female technology journalists report abuse is still the name of the game

Women in tech forced to disguise their identity - and even quit the industry - after facing threats online, study finds

A few months ago, I stared out of the window, wondering whether to change my name. I'd been advised I "might consider" doing so if I wanted to report on video gaming. It was hard to imagine a cacophony of hate in a silent house under the quiet shade of hundred-year-old chestnut trees.

But women in tech, such as games developer Zoe Quinn, had told me about being terrorised, made homeless, or "screamed at by a Nazi" down the phone at night. Quinn was targeted by groups - mostly of young men - who saw her as a symbol of socially aware critiques of misogyny in gaming to which they objected.

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