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Chloe Taylor

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Google pulls slavery simulator from app store after backlash from brazilian gamers - Caught on Camera

In this photo illustration a Google Play Store logo is seen on a smartphone. (Credit: Pavlo Gonchar—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)

Google removed a game titled Slavery Simulator from its app store following backlash from users in Brazil.

The app—developed by Malaysian mobile games company Magnus Games—allowed players to act out being an owner of enslaved people, with the developer boasting about the game offering users the chance to “exchange, buy and sell slaves.” Players were reportedly also able to torture black characters within the game.

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