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https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/even-rockstar-baulks-as-a-charlie-kirk-assassination-mission-is-created-in-gta-online-bans-it-and-censors-his-name-but-theres-more-out-there/

On December 10, 2025, Rockstar added a long-requested feature to GTA Online, and one that most fans feel is a trial run for an even more detailed rollout in the next iteration of the sandbox: a mission creator. Allowing players to "design and publish" their own missions within GTA Online, creators can set and tweak objectives, characters and mechanics to create their own scenarios, and then share them with the wider playerbase.

An omnipresent hazard with community creation tools is content created in bad taste, and soon enough Rockstar had an absolute all-timer on its hands. One player used the tools to put together a mission called "We are Charlie Kirk", in which players recreate the assassination of the rightwing political commentator and content creator Charlie Kirk. Kirk was making a public appearance at Utah Valley University in September last year when he was shot and killed. His alleged killer is in custody and awaiting trial, with prosecutors intending to seek the death penalty.

To briefly explain the GTA Online mission: the player spawns on a roof overlooking a crowd and a small tent, which approximates the layout seen at Utah Valley University. Walking forward to the edge of the roof, the player will find a sniper rifle. Various sound effects and crowd noises play. The goal of the mission is to then shoot the Charlie Kirk character, which results in a mission success screen and the awarding of some sort of in-game XP.

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Rockstar has clearly decided it doesn't want any part of this near GTA Online, because it has banned the "We Are Charlie Kirk" mission. Rockstar has also added "Charlie Kirk" to GTA Online's profanity filter, meaning players cannot search for any future content that may be created using his name.

It's unclear exactly when Rockstar removed the map itself. It's also the case that other player-created missions exist that seem to be using variant spellings to get around the ban on Kirk's name. You can use Rockstar's custom jobs site for GTA Online to find these. Searching for "Kirk" served up three missions along similar lines. Searching for "Charlie" serves up another six missions related to the topic.

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[-] jackmaoist@hexbear.net 69 points 3 weeks ago

Crazy when one of the main quests in GTA5 is to blow up Mark Zuckerberg.

[-] DasRav@hexbear.net 45 points 3 weeks ago

Chuds like Kirk. Absolutely no one likes, has liked, or ever will like Zuck.

[-] Aradino@hexbear.net 25 points 3 weeks ago
[-] DasRav@hexbear.net 29 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think so and neither do you.

[-] Aradino@hexbear.net 24 points 3 weeks ago
[-] DasRav@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago
[-] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 15 points 3 weeks ago

Sweet Baby Ray's reputation is still recovering from the free advertising that Zuck did for them

[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

normal human sauce preference

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 13 points 3 weeks ago

Zuck made a statue of his wife so he could know what it would look like if she could stare as lifelessly as he does.

this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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