Ubisoft cuts ties with ‘Siege’ content creator Thaqil after racism accusations

The streamer's in-game charm will be removed from 'Rainbow Six Siege'

12th April 2023

Ubisoft has cut ties with Rainbow Six Siege content creator Thaqil and will be removing his in-game charm cosmetic, following accusations of racism.

Content warning: this story contains references to racism and homophobia, along with comments that appear to imply sexual assault.

In one video, Thaqil listed Castle as a Siege operator whose name began with N. In a second, the content creator said he would “avoid” Castle in a “Kiss, Marry Avoid” game, and claimed “I think it’s quite obvious, it’s because he’s black”.

Another video showed the streamer posing with a banana under Castle’s Siege icon.

While these videos have been taken offline, other TikToks – including one that appears to make jokes about implied sexual assault – remain online at time of writing.

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