Red Dead Online Gets Rid Of Its KKK Spawning Problem

Rockstar Games has put a stop to Red Dead Online hackers spawning the KKK in-game. The KKK is a part of Red Dead Redemption 2's singleplayer campaign, and players were using a cheat to allow them to use those character models in multiplayer.

Red Dead Online has a prolific mod scene, ranging from allowing players to fly around like an eagle in the game, to its very own version of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Hot Coffee mod. What was allowing players to spawn as KKK members, however, appears to have been an exploit related to a mod menu that allowed hackers to access character models from the main game.

Polygon reported that the instances of players using these KKK models in Red Dead Online had spiked in previous weeks, with some even roleplaying as the racist organization. Earlier this month, Rockstar had temporarily taken down its Red Dead Online servers to show support for Black Lives Matter and to honor Geroge Floyd.

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