"On or around September 17, Ready Or Not's community manager, known online as Kaminsky, was asked to add "Charlie Kirk" and a few variations of the name to the server's list of filtered words. Kaminsky confirmed they had done so, but then shared their own personal thoughts about Kirk, who was murdered at a speaking event on September 10 in Utah. The community manager posted: "Funny you mention that because me and my roomate are literally just talking about him getting shot. All I have to say is: Nothing of value was lost." Screenshots and posts of this comment were quickly shared online by fans of Kirk and right-wing content creators, with many demanding that Void Interactive fire the manager. And that's exactly what Void did."
"On Friday, a Void Interactive representative confirmed in Ready Or Not's official Discord server that the studio had "ended" its "relationship" with Kaminsky. It's unclear if the community manager was a full-time employee or a volunteer. Before the news was official, fans had spotted that Kaminisky, often referred to as Kam online, was no longer listed as being a part of the server. One Discord user in the game's server claimed that a sticker emoji featuring Kaminsky had also been removed."
""To Our Ready or Not Community, We are aware of comments made by our community manager about a recent tragic event," posted Void Interactive rep Gerby on Discord. "These statements do not reflect our values or represent our company. We have ended our relationship with this individual and reminded our team of the responsibility we all share when com"
Ready Or Not's community manager, known as Kaminsky, was removed after posting that "nothing of value was lost" following Charlie Kirk's September 10 assassination. Around September 17 Kaminsky was asked to add "Charlie Kirk" and variations to the server's filtered words, confirmed doing so, then posted a message celebrating Kirk's killing. Screenshots of the message circulated among Kirk supporters and right-wing creators, prompting demands for dismissal. Void Interactive confirmed it had "ended" its relationship with Kaminsky, removed their server presence and related emoji, and said the comments did not reflect company values while reminding staff of professional responsibilities. Employment status remains unclear.
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