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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone announces 5 measures to combat racism

June 4, 2020
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone announces 5 measures to combat racism
Written by: Chris Watson
June 04, 2020
Updated on June 04, 2020
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Gestures of solidarity with the black community materialize beyond a message. Infinity Ward wants to end discrimination.

Infinity Ward has issued a statement where they present a breakdown of measures with which they intend to continue fighting racism in the online multiplayer games of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, its two current star products where hundreds of thousands of players play daily. people around the world.

After the death by police violence of George Floyd, a black citizen of African American origin, video game companies have joined in denunciation gestures to support the millions of Americans who are demanding justice and ending the police oppression that the black community is experiencing. . Beyond the message and delay of Season 4 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, these are the five measures that will apply immediately from Infinity Ward. “We are reporting thousands of expulsions (banings) daily for racist insults and racial hatred”, therefore:

  • They will add efforts and resources necessary to monitor IDs where there is racist content
  • They will add additional systems to report possible racist gestures from the game itself and thus increase the volume of expulsions per hour
  • They will add more filters and better restrictions on name changes
  • They will evaluate and improve their general in-game reporting system
  • Permanent expulsions for repeat offenders will increase

    • Activision continues its fight against cheats at the same time. The company initially had to ban more than 70,000 players in Warzone and, as it was not enough, they began to match users who cheat with themselves.

    You can read our original review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare through this link, where we scored with a note that grazed the top mark. The title is available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Warzone, meanwhile, can be downloaded completely free of charge and independently of the base game; It has a free to play business model and tens of millions of registered players. The liveliest game on consoles today with Fortnite.

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    Chris Watson is a gaming expert and writer. He has loved video games since childhood and has been writing about them for over 15 years. Chris has worked for major gaming magazines where he reviewed new games and wrote strategy guides. He started his own gaming website to share insider tips and in-depth commentary about his favorite games. When he's not gaming or writing, Chris enjoys travel and hiking. His passion is helping other gamers master new games.
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