‘Call of Duty’ faces backlash for removing streamer against LGBTQ+ school policies

“Call of Duty” is at the center of controversy after it removed a popular video game streamer’s items from its stores. Handfuls of players have vowed to uninstall “Call of Duty,” days after the popular video game franchise removed a streamer from its online store for his comments about LGBTQ+ policies in school. Some said it was “f— up,” and another Twitter user said “Call of Duty” is the “Bud Light of video games,” — seemingly referring to the beer company’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Dr Disrespect, another popular streamer and co-founder of game developer Midnight Society, slammed “Call of Duty” for its decision and says he uninstalled the game in support of Nickmercs. As prominent streamers voiced their support for Nickmercs, some of “Call of Duty’s” millions of global players seemingly began uninstalling various installments of the popular franchise from their consoles.