gate ▁was ▁" a ▁terrible , ▁terrible ▁thing , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁actually ▁sympt om atic ▁of ▁a ▁wider , ▁cultural , ▁system ic ▁problem ". ▁The ▁G amer gate ▁situation ▁was ▁covered ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁topic ▁of ▁online ▁har ass ment ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁episode ▁of ▁Last ▁Week ▁Ton ight ▁with ▁John ▁Oliver . ▁The ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁G amer gate ▁controvers y ▁on ▁B ri anna ▁Wu ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Internet ▁Ru ined ▁My ▁Life . ▁ ▁Red uc ing ▁online ▁har ass ment ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Qu inn ▁and ▁Alex ▁L if sch itz ▁created ▁the ▁Cr ash ▁Over ride ▁Network , ▁a ▁private ▁group ▁of ▁exper ts ▁who ▁provide ▁free ▁support ▁and ▁coun sel ▁to ▁those ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁har ass ed ▁online , ▁including ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁G amer gate , ▁and ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁law ▁authorities ▁and ▁social ▁media ▁sites ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁such ▁thre ats . ▁Software ▁developer ▁Rand i ▁Har per ▁founded ▁a ▁similar ▁group , ▁the ▁Online ▁Ab use ▁Pre vention ▁In iti ative , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁that ▁also ▁see ks ▁to ▁provide ▁aid ▁to ▁those ▁har ass ed ▁online . ▁ ▁An ita ▁Sar ke esian ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Time ▁magazine ' s ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0