US EditionGoogle withdraws Slavery Simulator game after racism outcry in Brazil
- Google has removed a game called "Slavery Simulator" from its app store after it caused outrage in Brazil. The game allowed players to "buy and sell" enslaved Black characters and was downloaded more than 1000 times before its removal.
- Brazil's Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into why the game was allowed on the Play Store and has requested specific information from Google. Many social media users and politicians in Brazil have criticized the game and the tech companies involved.
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Durante aproximadamente un mes, los usuarios de Google Play en Brasil pudieron descargar el juego Slavery Simulator que permitía a los jugadores ser “tiranos” o “libertadores” de esclavos. Esa es toda la premisa del juego llamado “Simulador de Escravidão”, “Simulador de Esclavitud” o “Slavery Simulator”: usar la riqueza ficticia acumulada para comprar, vender, castigar o sexualizar a las personas esclavizadas. “Elige uno de los dos objetivos al …
Players were invited to “use slaves to enrich themselves” or to “avoid the abolition of slavery to accumulate money.”
Google removed from Playstore, its app store, a game that simulated transactions with slaves. The game was downloaded by over a thousand people and an investigation was opened by the Brazilian prosecutor.
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