'Bomb Gaza' Game Causes Outrage On Social Media
Google Gets Slammed Over Insensitive Gaza Game
The Google Play store has removed an incendiary game called ‘Bomb Gaza’ after Twitter users slated the company for approving such an app. In light of the ongoing slaughter of over 2000 (mostly innocent) civilians, the insensitive ‘Bomb Gaza’ game was uploaded to the Google Play store on 29 July where it quickly knocked up over 1000 downloads, before being removed two days ago.Shockingly, although ‘Bomb Gaza’ has been removed, very similar games are still available to download such as Iron Dome and Rocket Pride, which allows gamesters to take control of a Hamas rocket.
AddictingInfo.com claims that a reporter who emailed the Israeli game creator was met with a response of “F*** you”.
It’s shocking that such an insensitive and disrespectful game was allowed to be shared and downloaded on such a prominent platform as Google – another example of the double edged sword wielded by the uncensored and uncontrollable landscape of social media.
Katie Rowley
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'Bomb Gaza' Game Causes Outrage On Social Media
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