Metacritic Vows to Improve Moderation Following Abusive Reviews of Horizon Forbidden West DLC.

Metacritic promises to improve its moderation system after negative review bombing of the Horizon Forbidden West DLC, Burning Shores, which features an optional same-gender kiss. Metacritic's parent company, Fandom, called out the abusive and disrespectful reviews and stated that it takes online trust and safety seriously. Metacritic is currently evolving its processes and tools surrounding reviews and content moderation. The platform previously implemented changes to stem the tide of review bombing, but it remains to be seen if more concrete plans will be put in place to protect the platform.