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UPDATE: 30/10/2015 6.17pm: It appears we spoke too soon as SXSW spoke too soon in its press release.Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Gaming is not confirmed to be part of SXSW's Online Harassment Summit, according to a statement from panelist Randi Harper obtained by Eurogamer. The full statement is as follows:
"At this time, Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Gaming is not confirmed to be speaking at SXSW's online harassment summit. We worked closely with SXSW over the past few days, but we were very surprised to find SXSW making GamerGate a part of the discussion about online harassment. While we fully support GamerGate being a part of SXSW Gaming, adding them to the summit creates a safety concern for many of the people who are currently scheduled to be participating. It is unfortunate that SXSW still lacks an understanding of online harassment, and I have no confidence in their ability to run this summit while keeping panelists safe and providing for a productive conversation."
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