Rainbow Six Siege is Issuing Instant Bans for Hate Speech and Slurs

Note: This story contains offensive slurs.

When exploring the magic of the internet, one has to always be wary of less-than-savory word usage. Ubisoft is looking to put an end to this in their popular shooter, Rainbow Six Siege. As of yesterday, any player that uses hate speech or racial/homophobic slurs via the in-game text chat is quickly met with an automatic instant ban.

It begins with 27-minute ban for all game modes, increasing to two hours after the next two violations. After this, the account will be investigated, and a permanent ban will be considered.

While your average gamer will likely respond positively, this has unsurprisingly led to a wave of criticism toward the game's official Twitter account. Though much to the style of Wendy's, the social media account has been retaliating with no reservation.

@rowdywrynn
@Rainbow6Game f*** you guys i just got a ban for saying nibba in chat

@Rainbow6Game
Good.

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@_Bestkill
banning people for saying nigga on an M rated game. Glad to see you're focusing on the real issues.

@Rainbow6Game
Fighting against toxicity and cleaning up the Siege environment is a very real and important issue.

Players can easily avoid being banned by not using hateful slurs or messages.