Playground Games Deletes Forza Horizon 6 Ban Statement After Backlash
Playground Games posted a statement on October 30 through Forza Horizon 6's Chinese official social account about bans on users who make anime-liveried itasha designs.
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The figures recast a ban wave as a small share of 12.5 million designs, but pulling the post the same day leaves that account circulating only as screenshots.
It said 12.5 million user designs were created in the past month, 21,900 reports were filed, and fewer than 700 users were penalized, most with warnings or temporary suspensions. The post was deleted the same day, and translations spread through Japanese and English-speaking communities.
The statement spelled out what moderators look for: glazed eyes, slightly parted lips, sexually suggestive clothing. Exposure alone was not the test. A bikini in a beach scene was given as an example of context that usually passes. Playground Games also said no AI is used in design review, that unpublished designs can still be actioned because fitting them to a car makes them visible, and that penalties start with warnings before escalating. Regional ratings were listed as grounds for a single all-ages standard: CERO B in Japan, PEGI 3 in Europe, USK 6 in Germany, E for Everyone in North America. Criticism then settled on the audience, since the post went only to the Chinese community.
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