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screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org"><i>Kotaku</i></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kotaku_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Kotaku_logo.svg/220px-Kotaku_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Kotaku_logo.svg/330px-Kotaku_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Kotaku_logo.svg/440px-Kotaku_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Type of site</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">Gaming</a> <a href="/wiki/Blog" title="Blog">blog</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/G/O_Media" title="G/O Media">G/O Media</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Crecente" title="Brian Crecente">Brian Crecente</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kotaku.com">kotaku<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commercial</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">October 2004<span class="noprint">; 20 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2004-10</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Kotaku</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video game</a> website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Gawker_Media" title="Gawker Media">Gawker Media</a> network.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notable former contributors to the site include <a href="/wiki/Luke_Smith_(writer)" title="Luke Smith (writer)">Luke Smith</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cecilia_D%27Anastasio" title="Cecilia D'Anastasio">Cecilia D'Anastasio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rogers_(writer)" title="Tim Rogers (writer)">Tim Rogers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Schreier" title="Jason Schreier">Jason Schreier</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <p><i>Kotaku</i> was first launched in October 2004 with Matthew Gallant as its lead writer, with an intended target audience of young men.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About a month later, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Crecente" title="Brian Crecente">Brian Crecente</a> was brought in to try to save the failing site.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, the site has launched several country-specific sites for <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> and the <a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a>. Crecente was named one of the 20 most influential people in the video game industry over the past 20 years by <i>GamePro</i> in 2009<sup id="cite_ref-GamePro_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamePro-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and one of gaming's Top 50 journalists by Edge in 2006. The site has made <a href="/wiki/CNET" title="CNET">CNET</a>'s "Blog 100" list<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was ranked 50th on <i><a href="/wiki/PC_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="PC Magazine">PC Magazine</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s "Top 100 Classic Web Sites" list.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its name comes from the Japanese <i><a href="/wiki/Otaku" title="Otaku">otaku</a></i> (obsessive fan) and the prefix "ko-" (small in size).<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_etymology_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_etymology-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, <i><a href="/wiki/Business_Insider" title="Business Insider">Business Insider</a></i> reported that <a href="/wiki/Hearst_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hearst Corporation">Hearst Corporation</a> sought to buy <i>Kotaku</i> from Gawker Media.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stephen Totilo replaced <a href="/wiki/Brian_Crecente" title="Brian Crecente">Brian Crecente</a> as the editor in chief in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Totilo had previously joined <i>Kotaku</i> in 2009 as deputy editor.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2014, <a href="/wiki/Gawker_Media" title="Gawker Media">Gawker Media</a> partnered with <a href="/wiki/Future_plc" title="Future plc">Future plc</a> to launch <i>Kotaku UK</i>, and with <a href="/wiki/Allure_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Allure Media">Allure Media</a> to launch <i>Kotaku Australia</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Kotaku</i> was one of several websites that was purchased by <a href="/wiki/Univision_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Univision Communications">Univision Communications</a> in their acquisition of Gawker Media in August 2016; <a href="/wiki/Gizmodo_Media_Group" title="Gizmodo Media Group">Gizmodo Media Group</a> was subsequently founded to house the Gawker acquisitions, operating under the <a href="/wiki/Fusion_Media_Group" title="Fusion Media Group">Fusion Media Group</a>, a division of Univision.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Gizmodo Media Group was later acquired by the private equity firm Great Hill Partners in April 2019, and renamed <a href="/wiki/G/O_Media" title="G/O Media">G/O Media</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2018 <a href="/wiki/Pedestrian_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedestrian Group">Pedestrian Group</a>, owned by the Australian media company <a href="/wiki/Nine_Entertainment" title="Nine Entertainment">Nine Entertainment</a>, acquired <i>Kotaku Australia</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-grouphome2022_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grouphome2022-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. </p><p>The transition to G/O Media led to several departures from the site, as well as from other sister sites under the former Gawker Media label due to conflicts with G/O Media's management. Cecilia D'Anastasio left <i>Kotaku</i> in December 2019 to become a journalist for <i><a href="/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" title="Wired (magazine)">Wired</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cecilia_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cecilia-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joshua Rivera and Gita Jackson left in January 2020 stating it was impossible to work with the new management.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Schreier" title="Jason Schreier">Jason Schreier</a>, one of <i>Kotaku</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s writers since 2012 known for his investigative in-depth coverage of working conditions at various studios and development histories for various video games, announced his departure from the site on April 16, 2020, citing the issues surrounding G/O Media which filtered into disruptions at their sister website <i><a href="/wiki/Deadspin" title="Deadspin">Deadspin</a></i> around October 2019. Schreier subsequently took a position at <i><a href="/wiki/Bloomberg_News" title="Bloomberg News">Bloomberg News</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2020, senior writer Harper Jay MacIntyre<sup id="cite_ref-harper-name-change_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harper-name-change-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> departed from <i>Kotaku</i>, similarly citing conflicts with management, and joined <a href="/wiki/Double_Fine" title="Double Fine"> Double Fine Productions</a> as their content and community manager.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Kotaku UK</i> closed on September 9, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Totilo announced he was departing as editor in chief on February 5, 2021, though will remain in games journalism elsewhere.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Riley MacLeod served as interim editor in chief following Totilo's departure, before Patricia Hernandez commenced her tenure as editor in chief from June 2, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jen Glennon was appointed editor of the site in October 2023, after previous editor Patricia Hernandez was reportedly fired following a "personal disagreement" in August 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2023, G/O Media announced it was laying off 23 people across Kotaku and the company's other websites.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jen Glennon resigned her position as editor in March 2024, citing an opposition to G/O Media's desire for the site to deprioritize news and instead focus on producing game guides.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024, it was reported that <i>Kotaku Australia</i> would shut down as part of a cost-cutting effort from third-party publisher <a href="/wiki/Pedestrian_(company)" title="Pedestrian (company)">Pedestrian Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2024, <i>Kotaku Australia</i> began to redirect to <i>Kotaku</i> and made its article archive "publicly inaccessible".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Aftermath_(website)" title="Aftermath (website)">Aftermath</a></i> reported that "this not only means the work of dozens of Australian writers over the course of 16 years has been lost, but also thousands of Kotaku US stories as well that, thanks to various server and ownership changes, had only survived via their reposts on Kotaku AU".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2></div> <p>In 2007, attorney <a href="/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(activist)" title="Jack Thompson (activist)">Jack Thompson</a> sued Gawker Media and site editor <a href="/wiki/Brian_Crecente" title="Brian Crecente">Brian Crecente</a> over concerns that <i>Kotaku</i> declined to remove threatening user comments,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the lawsuit was dismissed the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, <i>Kotaku</i> criticized Japanese magazine <a href="/wiki/Famitsu" title="Famitsu">Famitsu</a>'s glowing endorsement of <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a>'s <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a> game <i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid:_Peace_Walker" title="Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker">Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker</a></i> as a conflict of interest. In response, Konami revoked <i>Kotaku</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s invitation to the game's launch party.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 9, 2021, <i>Kotaku</i> published an article about <i><a href="/wiki/Metroid_Dread" title="Metroid Dread">Metroid Dread</a></i>, which had been released a day prior, running on <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch_emulators" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo Switch emulators">Nintendo Switch emulators</a>. The article praised the game's performance on emulators (said to be better than on the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a> itself), thanked "<a href="/wiki/Video_game_piracy" title="Video game piracy">pirates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emulator" title="Emulator">emulators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Video_game_modding" title="Video game modding">modders</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cheating_in_online_games" title="Cheating in online games">hackers</a>", and suggested readers emulate older or expensive games themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The article was criticized for promoting piracy, especially of newly released games, but was also noted to have sparked wider discussions about the role of emulation in <a href="/wiki/Video_game_preservation" title="Video game preservation">video game preservation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-noelle-destructoid_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-noelle-destructoid-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 10, <i>Kotaku</i> revised the article to clarify they were referring to game preservation<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, after a complaint from Nintendo on a later date, removed all mentions of piracy from the article.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Kotaku</i> also issued an apology and stated that, though they believed emulation was "a vital part of the world of gaming", they did not condone using it to acquire games illegally.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blacklistings">Blacklistings</h3></div> <p>In 2007, <i>Kotaku</i> ran a story about rumored upcoming features on the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> responded by temporarily <a href="/wiki/Blacklisting" title="Blacklisting">blacklisting</a> the website.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, <i>Kotaku</i> claimed that they had been blacklisted by major video game companies <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this blacklist, <i>Kotaku</i> opted not to be a jury member in <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards" title="The Game Awards">The Game Awards</a> when invited by <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Keighley" title="Geoff Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a> in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, <i>Kotaku</i> was blacklisted by Nintendo, reportedly over articles that covered leaks of unreleased Nintendo games. Further controversy followed when then senior writer Luke Plunkett posted a picture of a fighter plane with victory markings featuring the Imperial Japanese flag.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gamergate_harassment_campaign"><span class="anchor" id="Gamergate"></span><span class="anchor" id="Gamergate_controversy"></span> Gamergate harassment campaign</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gamergate_(harassment_campaign)" title="Gamergate (harassment campaign)">Gamergate (harassment campaign)</a></div> <p>In 2014, <i>Kotaku</i> was part of the accusations that instigated the harassment campaign known as <a href="/wiki/Gamergate_(harassment_campaign)" title="Gamergate (harassment campaign)">Gamergate</a> when a writer from the site, Nathan Grayson, was falsely accused of writing a favorable review of the game <i><a href="/wiki/Depression_Quest" title="Depression Quest">Depression Quest</a></i> as a result of his relationship with its developer, <a href="/wiki/Zo%C3%AB_Quinn" title="Zoë Quinn">Zoë Quinn</a>. After conducting an internal review, it was discovered that no review of <i>Depression Quest</i> existed and he had only written one article that mentioned Quinn in passing before their relationship began.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Reddit" title="Reddit">subreddit</a> <a href="/wiki/KotakuInAction" class="mw-redirect" title="KotakuInAction">KotakuInAction</a> became a hub for the Gamergate community.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its creator attempted to shut it down in 2018, claiming that it had become "infested with racism and sexism", but it was reinstated by a Reddit administrator due to the site's guidelines.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2024, the narrative development studio <a href="/wiki/Sweet_Baby_Inc." title="Sweet Baby Inc.">Sweet Baby Inc.</a> became the target of claims from online users who said that it promoted a "<a href="/wiki/Woke_agenda" class="mw-redirect" title="Woke agenda">woke agenda</a>". <i>Kotaku</i> editor Alyssa Mercante became the target of harassment from users after publishing an article on the backlash. Media outlets such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Week" title="The Week">The Week</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" title="Wired (magazine)">Wired</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a></i> compared the backlash to Gamergate or dubbed it "Gamergate 2.0".<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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<span class="reference-text">Formerly known by the pen name "Heather Alexandra", now goes by Harper Jay MacIntyre after a legal name change.<sup id="cite_ref-harper_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harper-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-psy2update_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-psy2update-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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Canada">Canada</a> <small>(licensed)</small></li> <li>Latin America</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TUDN_(brand)" title="TUDN (brand)">TUDN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tlnovelas" title="Tlnovelas">Tlnovelas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeleHit" title="TeleHit">TeleHit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeleHit_M%C3%BAsica" title="TeleHit Música">TeleHit Música</a></li> <li>TLN Network</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BitMe" title="BitMe">bitMe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandamax" title="Bandamax">Bandamax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Pel%C3%ADcula" title="De Película">De Película</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De_Pel%C3%ADcula_Cl%C3%A1sico" title="De Película Clásico">De Película Clásico</a></li></ul></li> <li>Golden <ul><li>Golden Edge</li> <li>Golden Premier</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Uforia_Audio_Network" title="Uforia Audio Network">Uforia Audio Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KAMA-FM" title="KAMA-FM">KAMA-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBBT" title="KBBT">KBBT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBRG" title="KBRG">KBRG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDXX" title="KDXX">KDXX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KESS-FM" title="KESS-FM">KESS-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHOT-FM" title="KHOT-FM">KHOT-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHOV-FM" title="KHOV-FM">KHOV-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLJA" title="KLJA">KLJA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLNO" title="KLNO">KLNO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLNV" title="KLNV">KLNV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLQB" title="KLQB">KLQB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLQV" title="KLQV">KLQV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLTN" title="KLTN">KLTN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLVE" title="KLVE">KLVE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMYO" title="KMYO">KMYO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOMR" title="KOMR">KOMR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOVE-FM" title="KOVE-FM">KOVE-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KQBU-FM" title="KQBU-FM">KQBU-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KQMR" title="KQMR">KQMR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCD_(FM)" title="KRCD (FM)">KRCD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRCV" class="mw-redirect" title="KRCV">KRCV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KROM" title="KROM">KROM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSCA_(FM)" title="KSCA (FM)">KSCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSOL" title="KSOL">KSOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSQL" title="KSQL">KSQL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KVBH" title="KVBH">KVBH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KVVF" title="KVVF">KVVF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KVVZ" title="KVVZ">KVVZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMR-FM" title="WAMR-FM">WAMR-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">WOJO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPPN" title="WPPN">WPPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTO-FM" title="WRTO-FM">WRTO-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVIV-FM" title="WVIV-FM">WVIV-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXNY-FM" title="WXNY-FM">WXNY-FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Radio_network" title="Radio network">Radio networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TUDN_Radio" title="TUDN Radio">TUDN Radio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Univision Television Group</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Univision" title="Univision">Univision</a> <a href="/wiki/Owned-and-operated_station" title="Owned-and-operated station">owned</a> and/or <br /> <a href="/wiki/Local_marketing_agreement" title="Local marketing agreement">operated</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KABE-CD" title="KABE-CD">KABE-CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAKW-DT" title="KAKW-DT">KAKW-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCEC_(TV)" title="KCEC (TV)">KCEC</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDTV-DT" title="KDTV-DT">KDTV-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KEZT-CD" title="KEZT-CD">KEZT-CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFTV-DT" title="KFTV-DT">KFTV-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLUZ-TV" title="KLUZ-TV">KLUZ-TV</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMEX-DT" title="KMEX-DT">KMEX-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTVW-DT" title="KTVW-DT">KTVW-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUTH-DT" title="KUTH-DT">KUTH-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUVE-DT" title="KUVE-DT">KUVE-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUVN-DT" title="KUVN-DT">KUVN-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUVS-DT" title="KUVS-DT">KUVS-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWEX-DT" title="KWEX-DT">KWEX-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXLN-DT" title="KXLN-DT">KXLN-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFDC-DT" title="WFDC-DT">WFDC-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGBO-DT" title="WGBO-DT">WGBO-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLTV-DT" title="WLTV-DT">WLTV-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQHS-DT" title="WQHS-DT">WQHS-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUNI" title="WUNI">WUNI</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUVC-DT" title="WUVC-DT">WUVC-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUVG-DT" title="WUVG-DT">WUVG-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUVP-DT" title="WUVP-DT">WUVP-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVEA-TV" title="WVEA-TV">WVEA-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVEN-TV" title="WVEN-TV">WVEN-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXTV-DT" title="WXTV-DT">WXTV-DT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">UniMás</a> <a href="/wiki/Owned-and-operated_station" title="Owned-and-operated station">owned</a> and/or <br /> <a href="/wiki/Local_marketing_agreement" title="Local marketing agreement">operated</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBTF-CD" title="KBTF-CD">KBTF-CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFPH-DT" title="KFPH-DT">KFPH-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFSF-DT" title="KFSF-DT">KFSF-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTFF-DT" title="KTFF-DT">KTFF-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFTH-DT" title="KFTH-DT">KFTH-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTFK-DT" title="KTFK-DT">KTFK-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTFO-CD" title="KTFO-CD">KTFO-CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFTR-DT" title="KFTR-DT">KFTR-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFTU-DT" title="KFTU-DT">KFTU-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNIC-DT" title="KNIC-DT">KNIC-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCOR-CD" title="KCOR-CD">KCOR-CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSTR-DT" title="KSTR-DT">KSTR-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMI-DT" title="WAMI-DT">WAMI-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFPA-CD" title="WFPA-CD">WFPA-CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFUT-DT" title="WFUT-DT">WFUT-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRCF-CD" title="WRCF-CD">WRCF-CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTNC-LD" title="WTNC-LD">WTNC-LD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXFT-DT" title="WXFT-DT">WXFT-DT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Quest_(American_TV_network)" title="Quest (American TV network)">Quest</a>, <br /> <a href="/wiki/True_Crime_Network" title="True Crime Network">True Crime Network</a>, <br /> and/or <a href="/wiki/Ion_Mystery" title="Ion Mystery">Ion Mystery</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Network_affiliate" title="Network affiliate">affiliated</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KUVI-DT" title="KUVI-DT">KUVI-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXLK-CD" title="KXLK-CD">KXLK-CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFTY-DT" title="WFTY-DT">WFTY-DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMGM-TV" title="WMGM-TV">WMGM-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWJE-DT" title="WWJE-DT">WWJE-DT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other television stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WSTE-DT" title="WSTE-DT">WSTE-DT</a> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language_in_the_United_States" title="Spanish language in the United States">Spanish</a> <a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Independent</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studios</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Televisa Studios</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Videocine" title="Videocine">Videocine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W_Studios" title="W Studios">W Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantelion_Films" title="Pantelion Films">Pantelion Films</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Univision Online</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Noticias_Univision" title="Noticias Univision">Noticias Univision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fusion_Media_Group" title="Fusion Media Group">Fusion Media Group</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other holdings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vix_(streaming_service)" title="Vix (streaming service)">ViX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entravision_Communications" title="Entravision Communications">Entravision Communications</a> (10%)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct/former assets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blim_TV" title="Blim TV">Blim TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prende_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Prende TV">Prende TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Rey_Network" title="El Rey Network">El Rey Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fusion_TV" title="Fusion TV">Fusion TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gizmodo_Media_Group" title="Gizmodo Media Group">Gizmodo Media Group</a></li> <li><a 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