Quick summary
Hearts of Iron 4 developers Paradox Interactive have prohibited the use of Discord profile pictures of historical figures born after 1st January 1800, save for official in-game portraits, amid an uproar caused by a moderator banning somebody for using a photograph of Republic of Turkey founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk…
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So far only Rock Paper Shotgun has run it, but that's a newsroom that checks what it publishes.
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- 09/28/2026 06:34
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- 09/28/2026 07:11
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