> On the other hand, they also triggered a horrid revelation, the darkest nature of online harassment, with abject levels of abuse and misogyny. Maybe they played a minor role as catalysts opening the door to the decade of the Me Too movement.

The article closes with this surprising allegation without explaining anything about it. What did these books have to do with harassment, abuse, misogyny and MeToo? I'd be curios to know.

EDIT: Never mind, I've found what I wanted to know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Sierra#Harassment_and_wi...