EA Tried to Stop an ‘Anti-DEI Mod’ for ‘The Sims 4’—but More Keep Surfacing

A mode for Sims 4 It has removed from LGBT and Black Non -Playable characters (NPC) Play And automatically changed these to “straight” and “White”, but re -appeared despite the attempt to close it, respectively. Wired have found dozens similar racist, homophobic and antisemitic modes for other popular games.

The Sims Mode, known as DII Remover 1.0.0, was first provided in March last year, but it recently blew it out of @Danielblades, with more than 300,000 followers, then blew it out, Post A screenshot of it on Facebook and asking people to report it. In addition to removing Black NPCs, MODT NPCs were designed to make “healthy, (not fat)”, colorful hairstyles switched to “natural” hairstyles and any LGBT couples had changed the game’s home -shared siblings. A picture with a Overview In mode, Michaelson is shown in the NPC Celest, who is being changed in black and trans, a white woman.

Video Game Forum is an admin at RPGHQ D They received a request from the IP enforcement department of EA to enroll in the mODT. The admin, who went by the username “Rosty Shacklford”, described it as an act of aimed censorship, and screenshots of what they said were correspondence with EA.

“I’m writing on the Electronic Arts Inc. (” EA “) Email identifies DII Remover mode as a” violating element “. EA did not respond to Ward’s request to comment.

May May, the original post has gone to one New thread, Where the mode was re -posted with a copyright refusal for “fair use” as well as the instructions to download. Some commentators were cheering and jokingly in the report, one said, “Cut off one head, two others will take his place. Hill Hydra,” and the other said, “Yes, I am sure that the litigation publishers will do well.”

Seams There is a track record of presenting culture and LGBT that has been returning for a decade. Michaelson NPC featured in Celest that grew up in the franchise expression pack in 2023, while in 2022 it Attribute a The Lesbian couple on the cover of my wedding story game pack. The same year, Sims 4 Has provided a free update to allow users to allow Add the identity of the gender In their game with customized pronouns and the game in April 2025 has released free downloadable content LGBT And decoration. Franchisees have also released items to help celebrate holidays in the past JunatitamChristmas Tree, Honukka Menorahs and Quanza Kinaras.

Sites like Patriyon have already hosted this variation deleted modes Sims 4. In addition to the DI remover, RPHQ Host Dozen Controversial modes for other games, including a mode called “Balduran Salam Hitler” Baldur Gate 3, And for the “Negro Remouver” Stalker 2The Wire has found a Patrion account From December, a mode is featured in a mode that extracts the inclusive language, such as changing the “wife” in “husband and wife” and removes pronouns in prematted sims. The creator of the Patriap explained that they made it because the franchise was “completely embraced the pronoun (sic) foolish.” Reached wired Baldur Gate 3 Developer Larian Studios and Patrion, and did not get any response.