GOG subscribers reported receiving a promo email for The End of the Sun that displayed symbols resembling Nazi iconography, including SS-style lightning bolts and a Black Sun-like motif. GOG has since responded, saying the “lightning bolt” symbol was displayed incorrectly and that they were aware the issue could occur.

Well that’s a headline I never thought I’ll write. Several posts and comments on the GOG subreddit have noticed a promotional e-mail that contains some… interesting symbols, which I can confirm with my own e-mail. As can be seen from the screenshot below, an e-mail containing a discount code for the game The End of the Sun (nothing out of the ordinary so far) contains 4 symbols that resemble Nazi iconography.

  • CubitOom@infosec.pub
    English
    252·
    3 days ago

    I know right? It was just an innocent nod to Nazis.

    I can’t even heil myself in public anymore, people are just so sensitive and overly political.

    • liinux@pawb.socialEnglish
      330·
      3 days ago

      I guess I touched a nerve with that question? I guess that I should open a PR to Lemmy so they can ban people who type (or even ask) about those scary symbols?

      • Deacon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        3 days ago

        You honestly seem more bothered by the offense people take, however much you try to pass it off as surprise. Clearly you feel threatened by criticism of nazis so what’s that about?

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        Try reading a book instead of asking strangers online if you actually care to learn something (I get the feeling that you do not)