"We clearly handled that responsibility poorly": Paradox ban Discord profile pics of historical figures born after 1800, after bust-up with Hearts of Iron 4 players over Atatürk banning
Paradox Interactive has banned the use of Discord profile pictures depicting historical figures born after 1800, following an incident where a moderator banned a user for using a photo of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Game director Laszlo Pieper apologized for the poor handling of the situation and stated the new rule aims to prevent ambiguity in moderation, though the author questions the arbitrary date cutoff and Paradox's approach to history in their games.
- Entities
- Topic: Community Management
- Game: Hearts of Iron IV
- Company: Discord
- Topic: Content Moderation
- Person: Laszlo Pieper
- Company: Paradox Interactive
- Topic: Historical Figures
- Person: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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