SXSW cancels online harassment and GamerGate panels after threats of violence
The annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, has canceled two panels related to the gaming industry: one centered on sexist harassment, the other hosted by allies of the controversial group GamerGate. Some are criticizing SXSW for its treatment of the panels as two opposing sides of an argument. Additionally, SXSW’s latest refusal has only added insult to injury.
As an update: Buzzfeed is pulling out of SXSW over this. That is pretty damn big…