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"We did not set out to get all NSFW content removed. We specifically targeted rape games, games that promoted sexualised violence against women and children," she said. Collective Shout's movement director, Melinda Tankard Reist, said the suggestion the campaign was targeting LGBT content was "a slanderous lie". "Collective Shout is diverse, it's a miracle it all holds together," she said. "But we come around a common cause for a world free of sexploitation." Ms Tankard Reist said the abuse and threats from people online had been aggressive and constant, but that they wouldn't stop the group from continuing to campaign. "This has been a 24/7 operation to protect ourselves and our systems," she said. "But once we get through this, we will certainly look at how we can expand the good things that have come out of this campaign. This is a win."
