Rockstar Games has banned player-created “missions” in its Grand Theft Auto Online game that recreated the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The company also reportedly added “Charlie Kirk” to a filter used for flagging prohibited content.
The tool known internally at Rockstar as a “profanity filter” has been changed to another label that reflects it is now being used to flag content in addition to profanity, according to a report by Variety.
The name change is part of the company’s move to prevent its players from bringing real-world atrocities — such as Kirk’s assassination — into the game.
Shortly after a new feature debuted in December that allows GTA Online players to create and publish their own “missions” for other users, some of
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