{
  "id": 10411565,
  "title": "\"We clearly handled that responsibility poorly\": Paradox ban Discord profile pics of historical figures born after 1800, after bust-up with Hearts of Iron 4 players over Atatürk banning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/we-clearly-handled-that-responsibility-poorly-paradox-ban-discord",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:34:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-clearly-handled-that-responsibility-poorly-paradox-ban-discord-profile-pics-of-historical-figures-born-after-1800-after-bust-up-with-hearts-of-iron-4-players-over-ataturk-banning"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paradox Interactive, developers of Hearts of Iron 4, have banned the use of Discord profile pictures of historical figures born after 1800, following a controversy with players who were banned for using a photograph of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. The ban applies to all historical figures born after 1800, with the exception of official in-game portraits. Paradox Interactive issued an apology, stating that they never intended to review history or take positions on political figures, acknowledging that they handled the situation poorly.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}