Let’s talk about how Digital Extremes handles hate speech in Warframe — or rather, how poorly they communicate and enforce their own policies.

I fully support cracking down on actual hate speech. No one wants racism, bigotry, or harassment in the community. But what DE has done instead is create an environment where:

• You can get permanently banned for using a meme word like “nibba” (which has no official meaning or listed prohibition).
• There is zero warning, no appeal transparency, and no clear list of banned phrases.
• Players are punished harshly for trivial or contextless messages, while others openly joke about fascism, Nazism, or extremist ideologies and get away with it by calling it “sarcasm” or “dark humor.” (And no I am not making this up - European region chat has been doing it for years - no response nor reaction from DE on this so far).

And when it comes to moderators, players have reported:

• Bias, double standards, and selective enforcement.
• Muted or suspended for disagreeing with mods or calling out inconsistency.
• Vague copy-paste replies from support, even for serious appeals.

Meanwhile, no one knows what the rules actually are.

• The Terms of Service and Code of Conduct are vague and catch-all.
• The filter list is secret, the punishments are random, and the severity of enforcement fluctuates depending on context (or who's watching).

If DE wants to protect the community, that’s great — but they need to do it fairly, transparently, and consistently.

What I'm Asking For:

• A public, detailed explanation of what constitutes “hate speech” under DE's policy.
• A clear list of auto-flagged/banned words or phrases, or at least context-based examples.
• Appeals that actually show what was said, so players can understand what they were banned for.
• Accountability and professionalism from chat moderators — no personal vendettas, no double standards.
• Fair warning systems, especially for first-time or non-malicious offenses.

No one is saying hate speech should be allowed. But right now, DE’s system punishes good-faith players while letting trolls exploit loopholes — and that’s hurting the game far more than any meme word ever could.

The fact that the issues Rahetalius has talked about YEARS AGO are still prevailing TODAY is huge issue.