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While her commentary was presented as a stance on policy and procedure, critics and online mobs perceived it as transphobic, and her past remarks were unearthed and weaponized against her. This led Ubisoft to decide to replace her voice in the game’s in-game podcast, which was meant to be a fictionalized journalist providing background commentary.
The Larger Pattern: Cowardice and Censorship
Ubisoft's response was swift and typical—citing external producers for the podcast, and promising to "reinforce" their background checks for future collaborations. In their official statement, they expressed regret over any perceived hurt caused to offended parties and indicated that the collaboration was with an outside producer, not directly aligned with the company.