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Metacritic is cracking down on bigots.

An optional kiss in Horizon: Forbidden West's DLC, Burning Shores, has unfortunately inspired a lot of frothing homophobia in Metacritic's user reviews section. In response, Metacritic owner Fandom says it's taking steps to counter review-bombing campaigns and instances of"abusive and disrespectful" reviews.

Now, amid the people complaining about an optional kiss that they never have to see are plenty of more reasonable complaints, and Metacritic is not taking action against them—even if it is pretty outrageous to give a game 0/10 just because it wasn't your cup of tea. Its focus is on tackling instances of personal attacks and bigotry, which are against the site's terms of use.

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