Zoë Quinn was subjected to death and rape threats in the Gamergate campaign and had private pictures posted. Now she wants to help others facing internet abuse

“YouTube is a dumpster fire even worse than Reddit – and Reddit’s a goddam joke”

WHEN Zoë Quinn picks up, she sounds a little on edge. “My phone came up ‘No caller ID’, which always makes me feel a bit nervous,” she says. “You understand why I might be a little stand-offish at first.”

Quinn is a games developer in the US who co-founded Crash Override Network, a group that helps those subjected to online abuse. She is better known as a key target in the storm of abuse dubbed “Gamergate” – one of the most sustained and coordinated hate …