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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 /> 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 />

An August 2016 leak of chat logs among members who would go on to found the group suggested some 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 name="Heat Street"/>


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<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=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="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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Crash Override Network
File:Crash Override Network logo.jpeg
FoundedJanuary 2015 (2015-January)
FoundersZoë Quinn, Alex Lifschitz
Websitewww.crashoverridenetwork.com

Crash Override Network is a pro bono support group for victims of large scale online abuse, including revenge porn and doxing. It was founded by game developers Zoë Quinn and Alex Lifschitz, and staffed by victims of online abuse whose identities are kept anonymous outside the group. Quinn and Lifschitz are victims of online abuse in the Gamergate controversy, having both received death threats and doxing attacks.

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." The organisation's services are divided into three categories: ongoing assistance for victims, crisis centre support, and community outreach. They provide post-crisis counselling 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 helped defuse a swatting attack by helping the target pre-emptively 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.

An August 2016 leak of chat logs among members who would go on to found the group suggested some participated in doxing and harassment of Gamergate supporters. Ian Miles Cheong says he was a member of the chat group and that the logs are genuine.

References

  1. Alexander, Leigh (13 April 2016). "Online abuse: how women are fighting back". The Guardian. 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-harrassment 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. LA Times. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  11. ^ Guerrero, Agustin (21 January 2015). "Gamergate targets launch Crash Override Network to support online abuse victims". National Monitor. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  12. Machkovech, Sam (20 May 2015). "GamerGate critic posts death threat voicemail after inaction by prosecutor". ArsTechnica. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  13. Schow, Ashe (30 August 2016). "When the harassed become the harassers". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  14. Cheong, Ian Miles (26 August 2016). "Chat Logs Expose Crash Override Network as Online Bullies". Heat Street. News Corp. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

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