• flamingleg@lemmy.ml
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    20 hours ago

    nobody is forcing you to play it, and nobody is forcing you to go to a forum and talk about it. If it bothers you so much just don’t go there?

    You guys realise that censoring racist content doesn’t modify or remove the underlying belief right? just like closing your eyes doesn’t make you invisible…

    • Ryoae@piefed.social
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      3 hours ago

      People are allowed to engage in discussion about the games they play and deserve to do so without being hampered by shitlords. Easy idea.

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      15 hours ago

      We’re in a reality where groups like ISIS have actively recruited followers through gaming networks. There’s genuine, violent risk in allowing hate speech to reach across land masses and be granted some form of discoverability, even if some of the recipients are just looking for answers to the question “Man why no girl want me”