Imagine being so controversial that one of the most prominent catch basins of internet toxicity, ResetEra, has decided to issue a site-wide ban on discussions about you. This is exactly what happened to the upcoming open-world Harry Potter game, Hogwarts Legacy.
General manager of the site, B-Dubs, explained the rationale behind the ban in an official staff announcement, saying: After continued internal discussion, we began to start outlining the issues put forth by Rowling and the game in question and each time, and as we discussed it all, we kept coming back to the simple fact that Rowling is not only a bigot but is actively pushing, in her position as a wealthy and famous individual, for legislation that will hurt trans people.
Therefore, the mod team has decided to expand our prior ban on promotion for the Hogwarts game to include the game itself. There will be no OT and no discussion of this game.
As a reminder, we do not allow for advocating or metacommentary on content ban decisions, which are decided by the mod team. Any that we see, whether for or against, will be met with threadbans at a minimum. While J.K. Rowling had nothing to do with the creation of Hogwarts Legacy, she was still consulted throughout the process.