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'''Crash Override Network''' is a ]<ref name="Free of charge">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/13/online-abuse-how-women-are-fighting-back | title=Online abuse: how women are fighting back | publisher=The Guardian | date=2016-04-13 | accessdate=2016-04-13 | author=Alexander, Leigh}}</ref> support group for victims of large scale online abuse, including ] and ].<ref name="pc" /><ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="destructoid" /><ref name="Cohen" /> It was founded by game developers ] and Alex Lifschitz, and staffed by victims of online abuse whose identities are kept anonymous outside the group.<ref name="wired" /><ref name="tnw" /> Quinn and Lifschitz are victims of online abuse in the ], having both received death threats and doxing attacks.<ref name="csm" /><ref name="cbc" /><ref name=latimes20150204 /> '''Crash Override Network''' was a support group for victims of large scale online abuse, including ] and ].<ref name="Free of charge">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/13/online-abuse-how-women-are-fighting-back | title=Online abuse: how women are fighting back | work=The Guardian | location=London | date=13 April 2016 | access-date=13 April 2016 | author=Alexander, Leigh}}</ref><ref name="pc" /><ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="destructoid" /><ref name="Cohen" />


== History ==
⚫ The founders of the organisation want it to be considered a conversation starter, a repository for addressing problems that others in and out of the gaming community "have long hoped would simply go away."<ref name=latimes20150204 /> The organisation's services are divided into three categories: ongoing assistance for victims, crisis centre support, and community outreach.<ref name=pc /><ref name="monitor" /> They provide post-crisis counselling services,<ref name=destructoid /> help seeking shelter,<ref name=monitor /> and access to experts in information security, ], law enforcement, public relations and threat monitoring.<ref name=pc /><ref name=tnw /> The network tailors a unique plan of action for each victim<ref name=monitor /> and works with law enforcement, the media, and social media.<ref name=monitor /> They promise to help victims regardless of previous affiliations and ideology, including Gamergate supporters.<ref name=destructoid />
Crash Override was founded by game developers ] and Alex Lifschitz,<ref name="wired" /> and was staffed exclusively by victims of online abuse whose identities were kept anonymous outside the group.<ref name="tnw" /> Quinn and Lifschitz were subjected to online abuse during the ], with both receiving death threats and being doxxed.<ref name="csm" /><ref name="cbc" /><ref name="latimes20150204" />


Crash Override formed a partnership with ] in March 2016, which served as its financial sponsor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://feministfrequency.com/2016/03/03/feminist-frequency-and-crash-override-partnership/|title=Feminist Frequency and Crash Override Partnership|last=Sarkeesian|first=Anita|date=3 March 2016|website=Feminist Frequency|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>
⚫ The group helped defuse a ] attack by helping the target pre-emptively contact the police.<ref name=wired /> Quinn said the launch of Crash Override Network led to a renewed and heightened campaign of abuse, and the website underwent daily hack attempts.<ref name=telegraph /> In May 2015 the organisation became an official ] trusted safety resource.<ref name=ars20150520 />


From December 2016, Crash Override's hotline was closed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crashoverridenetwork.com/about.html|title=Crash Override Network // Who We Are And What We Do|website=www.crashoverridenetwork.com|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>
An August 2016 leak of the group's internal chat logs suggested some members participated in doxing and harassment of Gamergate supporters.<ref name="Washington"/> Ian Miles Cheong says he was a member of the chat group and that the logs are genuine.<ref>https://heatst.com/tech/chat-logs-expose-crash-override-network-as-online-bullies/</ref>
Some time in 2018, Crash Override closed fully, and "passed the torch to other organisations".<ref>{{cite web |title=Feminist Frequency Annual Report 2018 |url=https://femfreq2.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/2018femfreqannualreport-4.pdf |access-date=3 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702201348/https://femfreq2.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/2018femfreqannualreport-4.pdf |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |page=11 |quote=In 2018, the Crash Override team passed the torch to other groups devoted to supporting survivors of online abuse. |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Mission ==
⚫ The founders of Crash Override consider it a conversation starter, a repository for addressing problems that others in and out of the gaming community "have long hoped would simply go away."<ref name=latimes20150204 /> The organisation's services are divided into three categories: ongoing assistance for victims, crisis centre support, and community outreach.<ref name=pc /><ref name="monitor" /> They provide post-crisis counseling services,<ref name=destructoid /> help seeking shelter,<ref name=monitor /> and access to experts in information security, ], law enforcement, public relations and threat monitoring.<ref name=pc /><ref name=tnw /> The network tailors a unique plan of action for each victim<ref name=monitor /> and works with law enforcement, the media, and social media.<ref name=monitor /> They promise to help victims regardless of previous affiliations and ideology, including Gamergate supporters.<ref name=destructoid />

⚫ The group has been credited with defusing a ] attack by advising the target to preemptively contact the police.<ref name=wired /><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/13/gamergate-hits-new-low-with-attempts-to-send-swat-teams-to-critics | title=Gamergate hits new low with attempts to send SWAT teams to critics | work=The Guardian | location=London | date=13 January 2015 | access-date=26 September 2016 | author=Hern, Alex}}</ref> Quinn said the launch of Crash Override Network led to a renewed and heightened campaign of abuse, and the website underwent daily hack attempts.<ref name=telegraph /> In May 2015, the organisation became an official ] trusted safety resource.<ref name=ars20150520 />


==References== ==References==
{{reflist|2|refs= {{reflist|2|refs=
<ref name=pc>{{cite news|last1=Mlot|first1=Stephanie|title=GamerGate Targets Launch Online Abuse Support Network|url=http://au.pcmag.com/internet-products/27722/news/gamergate-targets-launch-online-abuse-support-netw|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=]|date=22 January 2015|ref=pc}}</ref> <ref name=pc>{{cite news|last1=Mlot|first1=Stephanie|title=GamerGate Targets Launch Online Abuse Support Network|url=http://au.pcmag.com/internet-products/27722/news/gamergate-targets-launch-online-abuse-support-netw|access-date=1 February 2015|work=]|date=22 January 2015|ref=pc}}</ref>
<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|last1=Sanghani|first1=Radhika|title=Zoe Quinn: '#Gamergate has ruined my life. But I won't quit'|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11377748/Zoe-Quinn-Twitter-Gamergate-has-ruined-my-life.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=]|date=30 January 2015}}</ref> <ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|last1=Sanghani|first1=Radhika|title=Zoe Quinn: '#Gamergate has ruined my life. But I won't quit'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11377748/Zoe-Quinn-Twitter-Gamergate-has-ruined-my-life.html|access-date=1 February 2015|work=]|date=30 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=destructoid>{{cite news|last=Cosimano|first=Mike|title=Zoe Quinn founds anti-harassment network Crash Override|url=http://www.destructoid.com/zo-quinn-founds-anti-harassment-network-crash-override-286719.phtml|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=]|date=27 January 2015}}</ref> <ref name=destructoid>{{cite news|last=Cosimano|first=Mike|title=Zoe Quinn founds anti-harassment network Crash Override|url=http://www.destructoid.com/zo-quinn-founds-anti-harassment-network-crash-override-286719.phtml|access-date=1 February 2015|work=]|date=27 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=Cohen>{{cite news|last1=Cohen|first1=Claire|title=#Gamergate: Victim of video games trolling launches anti-harrassment network|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11360204/Gamergate-Zoe-Quinn-launches-anti-harrassment-support-network.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=]|date=21 January 2015}}</ref> <ref name=Cohen>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Claire|title=#Gamergate: Victim of video games trolling launches anti-harassment network|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11360204/Gamergate-Zoe-Quinn-launches-anti-harrassment-support-network.html|access-date=1 February 2015|work=]|date=21 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=wired>{{cite news|last1=Hudson|first1=Laura|title=Gamergate Target Zoe Quinn Launches Anti-Harassment Support Network|url=http://www.wired.com/2015/01/gamergate-anti-harassment-network/|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=]|date=20 January 2015}}</ref> <ref name=wired>{{cite news|last1=Hudson|first1=Laura|title=Gamergate Target Zoe Quinn Launches Anti-Harassment Support Network|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/01/gamergate-anti-harassment-network/|access-date=1 February 2015|work=]|date=20 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=tnw>{{cite news|last1=Morphy|first1=Erika|title=Organized Community of Support|url=http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81627.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Technewsworld|date=22 January 2015}}</ref> <ref name=tnw>{{cite news|last1=Morphy|first1=Erika|title=Organized Community of Support|url=http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81627.html|access-date=1 February 2015|work=Technewsworld|date=22 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=csm>{{cite news|last1=Mendoza|first1=Jessica|title=Online harassment targets strike back against abusers. Will it work?|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2015/0120/Online-harassment-targets-strike-back-against-abusers.-Will-it-work|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=]|date=20 January 2015}}</ref> <ref name=csm>{{cite news|last1=Mendoza|first1=Jessica|title=Online harassment targets strike back against abusers. Will it work?|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2015/0120/Online-harassment-targets-strike-back-against-abusers.-Will-it-work|access-date=1 February 2015|work=]|date=20 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=cbc>{{cite news|author= <!-- Staff writer, no by-line --> |title=Crash Override: a guide for handling a doxing|url=http://www.cbc.ca/day6/blog/2015/01/22/crash-override-a-guide-for-handling-a-doxxing/|date=22 January 2015|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=]}}</ref> <ref name=cbc>{{cite news|author= <!-- Staff writer, no by-line --> |title=Crash Override: a guide for handling a doxing|url=http://www.cbc.ca/day6/blog/2015/01/22/crash-override-a-guide-for-handling-a-doxxing/|date=22 January 2015|access-date=1 February 2015|work=]}}</ref>
<ref name=monitor>{{cite news|last1=Guerrero|first1=Agustin|title=Gamergate targets launch Crash Override Network to support online abuse victims|url=http://natmonitor.com/2015/01/21/gamergate-targets-launch-crash-override-network-to-support-online-abuse-victims/|work=National Monitor|accessdate=1 February 2015|date=21 January 2015}}</ref> <ref name=monitor>{{cite news|last1=Guerrero|first1=Agustin|title=Gamergate targets launch Crash Override Network to support online abuse victims|url=http://natmonitor.com/2015/01/21/gamergate-targets-launch-crash-override-network-to-support-online-abuse-victims/|work=National Monitor|access-date=1 February 2015|date=21 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=latimes20150204>{{cite news|last1=Martens|first1=Todd|title=Crash Override offers relief from harassment in the gaming world|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/games/crash-override-offers-relief-from-harassment-in-the-gaming-world/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=LA Times|publisher=LA Times|date=4 February 2015}}</ref> <ref name=latimes20150204>{{cite news|last1=Martens|first1=Todd|title=Crash Override offers relief from harassment in the gaming world|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/games/crash-override-offers-relief-from-harassment-in-the-gaming-world/|access-date=4 February 2015|newspaper=LA Times|date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=ars20150520>{{cite web |url=http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/05/gamergate-critic-posts-death-threat-voicemail-after-inaction-by-prosecutor/ |title=GamerGate critic posts death threat voicemail after inaction by prosecutor |last=Machkovech |first=Sam |work=] |date=20 May 2015 |accessdate=21 May 2015 }}</ref> <ref name=ars20150520>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2015/05/gamergate-critic-posts-death-threat-voicemail-after-inaction-by-prosecutor/ |title=GamerGate critic posts death threat voicemail after inaction by prosecutor |last=Machkovech |first=Sam |work=] |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=21 May 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name="Washington">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/when-the-harassed-become-the-harassers/article/2600558|title=When the harassed become the harassers|last=Schow|first=Ashe|work=]|date=30 August 2016|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Heat Street">{{cite web|url=https://heatst.com/tech/chat-logs-expose-crash-override-network-as-online-bullies/|title=Chat Logs Expose Crash Override Network as Online Bullies|last=Cheong|first=Ian Miles|work=]|publisher=]|date=26 August 2016|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref>
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Defunct organization

Crash Override Network
FoundedJanuary 2015 (2015-January)
FoundersZoë Quinn, Alex Lifschitz
Dissolved2018
Websitewww.crashoverridenetwork.com

Crash Override Network was a support group for victims of large scale online abuse, including revenge porn and doxing.

History

Crash Override was founded by game developers Zoë Quinn and Alex Lifschitz, and was staffed exclusively by victims of online abuse whose identities were kept anonymous outside the group. Quinn and Lifschitz were subjected to online abuse during the Gamergate harassment campaign, with both receiving death threats and being doxxed.

Crash Override formed a partnership with Feminist Frequency in March 2016, which served as its financial sponsor.

From December 2016, Crash Override's hotline was closed. Some time in 2018, Crash Override closed fully, and "passed the torch to other organisations".

Mission

The founders of Crash Override consider it a conversation starter, a repository for addressing problems that others in and out of the gaming community "have long hoped would simply go away." The organisation's services are divided into three categories: ongoing assistance for victims, crisis centre support, and community outreach. They provide post-crisis counseling services, help seeking shelter, and access to experts in information security, white hat hacking, law enforcement, public relations and threat monitoring. The network tailors a unique plan of action for each victim and works with law enforcement, the media, and social media. They promise to help victims regardless of previous affiliations and ideology, including Gamergate supporters.

The group has been credited with defusing a swatting attack by advising the target to preemptively contact the police. Quinn said the launch of Crash Override Network led to a renewed and heightened campaign of abuse, and the website underwent daily hack attempts. In May 2015, the organisation became an official Twitter trusted safety resource.

References

  1. Alexander, Leigh (13 April 2016). "Online abuse: how women are fighting back". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ Mlot, Stephanie (22 January 2015). "GamerGate Targets Launch Online Abuse Support Network". PC Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ^ Sanghani, Radhika (30 January 2015). "Zoe Quinn: '#Gamergate has ruined my life. But I won't quit'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ^ Cosimano, Mike (27 January 2015). "Zoe Quinn founds anti-harassment network Crash Override". Destructoid. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. Cohen, Claire (21 January 2015). "#Gamergate: Victim of video games trolling launches anti-harassment network". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ^ Hudson, Laura (20 January 2015). "Gamergate Target Zoe Quinn Launches Anti-Harassment Support Network". Wired. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ^ Morphy, Erika (22 January 2015). "Organized Community of Support". Technewsworld. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. Mendoza, Jessica (20 January 2015). "Online harassment targets strike back against abusers. Will it work?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. "Crash Override: a guide for handling a doxing". CBC.ca. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. ^ Martens, Todd (4 February 2015). "Crash Override offers relief from harassment in the gaming world". LA Times. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  11. Sarkeesian, Anita (3 March 2016). "Feminist Frequency and Crash Override Partnership". Feminist Frequency. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  12. "Crash Override Network // Who We Are And What We Do". www.crashoverridenetwork.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  13. "Feminist Frequency Annual Report 2018" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021. In 2018, the Crash Override team passed the torch to other groups devoted to supporting survivors of online abuse.
  14. ^ Guerrero, Agustin (21 January 2015). "Gamergate targets launch Crash Override Network to support online abuse victims". National Monitor. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  15. Hern, Alex (13 January 2015). "Gamergate hits new low with attempts to send SWAT teams to critics". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  16. Machkovech, Sam (20 May 2015). "GamerGate critic posts death threat voicemail after inaction by prosecutor". ArsTechnica. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

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