{"id":341666,"date":"2025-07-07T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=388984"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:41:33","slug":"valve-censors-a-mount-and-blade-mod-at-the-request-of-the-south-korean-government-due-to-its-strong-political-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/valve-censors-a-mount-and-blade-mod-at-the-request-of-the-south-korean-government-due-to-its-strong-political-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve censors a Mount and Blade mod at the request of the South Korean government due to its strong political content"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Valve has made the controversial decision to remove a mod for Mount and Blade: Warband at the request of the South Korean government<\/a>, setting a precedent in the company’s content moderation policy. This mod, called Gwangju Running Man, presents a revisionist narrative about the Gwangju uprising of 1980, where human rights violations by the government were particularly brutal, resulting in the deaths of up to 2,300 people<\/strong>. The removal of the mod not only affects South Korea, but its distribution has been blocked globally, which is unusual in Valve’s history.<\/p>\n\n\n

A mod that made the government look bad and its commitment to human rights<\/h2>\n\n\n

The Gwangju uprising is remembered as a key moment in South Korea’s struggle against authoritarianism. However, this mod offered a distorted approach that favored the dictator Chun Doo-hwan, justifying the violence exercised by the government during those days<\/strong>. This has raised concerns about possible censorship, as Valve’s intervention could open the door to future content removal requests from more repressive governments.<\/p>\n\n\n

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