Rockstar had a mole in the union worker Discord server "for over two and a half years", GTA 6 company reveals during legal battle
Back in October 2025, GTA 6 developers Rockstar fired a group of 34, mostly UK-based employees on a charge of "gross misconduct", alleging that they had risked the leaking of confidential information while posting on a Discord server set up by union organisers. The ousted UK workers and their representatives have since taken Rockstar to court, accusing the company of getting rid of them to stop…
In a contentious legal battle, video game developer Rockstar has revealed that it had an insider, known as a mole or whistleblower, monitoring a Discord server used by union organizers over a period of nearly two and a half years. This disclosure came to light during the ongoing legal dispute between Rockstar and 34 of its UK-based employees, who were terminated in October 2025 for gross misconduct.
The employees accused Rockstar of firing them due to fears that they might leak sensitive information through the union's Discord server. Both sides have now filed opening statements in an employment tribunal in Glasgow, with Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, sharing over 100 pages of claims and counterclaims with various media outlets, including RPS and Game Developer.
The extensive filings, along with thousands of pages of evidence, provide further insight into the events leading up to the dismissals, including the presence of an individual who provided Rockstar with information about the server's users.
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