The SXSW Interactive festival has canceled two gaming-related panels over threats of violence, organizers announced Monday.
Harper nonethelessstressed on Twitterthat the two panels were in no way related to each other.
Our panel was not about GamerGate, but instead making design decisions in abuse systems.
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SXSW prides itself on being a big tent and a marketplace of diverse people and diverse ideas.
Organizers of both panels expressed disappointment at the cancelations, and desire to relocate the sessions.
Sinders wrote on Twitter, hopefully we can take this panel discussion to another space and or conference.
… We will organize, fund, and host the panel ourselves.
