This blog's purpose is to engage in the conversation around the use of curseforge in the sims modding community and the company's support of Israel and the IDF. This is not a hate-blog, or meant to "cancel" creators. It is an open conversation and call-to-action for popular creators to remove their content from curseforge.
Curseforge, owned by the Israeli company Overwolf, posted a crowdfunding campaign for the IDF at the beginning of the siege on Gaza. They quickly removed it, but there is no reason to believe that they do not continue to support the IDF. The organization they partnered with to raise money for the victims of Oct 8th has Zionism as one of their core values. And in April they hosted the organization, Gvahim, who integrates new settlers into Israel's workforce. An active part of the ongoing colonization of Palestine.
Even besides all of this, the baseline of leaving curseforge is to divest in the Israeli economy while the war on Gaza rages on. An estimated 37,000 Palestinians have been cruelly murdered by Israel. (May, 2024) The number is predicted to be much higher.
Popular creators generate traffic and revenue for the site and contribute a large portion to the nearly 1 billion downloads in the Sims 4 category. Their choices do make a difference.
Providing alternative downloads is a good step, but it is not enough. If you are a modder or custom content creator, I urge you to take part in the mission to leave curseforge as a whole.
Actions: You may tag this blog, link this post, and respectfully request creators remove their content from curseforge on their posts. Don't download from curseforge. Threats, harassment, and antisemitism are not welcome on this blog and with this message. You are not helping by doing so.
Join me and divest from curseforge. PLEASE REBLOG THIS POST. #divest from curseforge
Large creators still on curseforge as of June, 12th, 2024 (incomplete): @lotharihoe @littlemssam @deaderpoolmc @twistedmexi @plumlace
@mizoreyukii @pandasamacc @brazenlotus @icemunmun-spicy-scalpel
@somik-severinka @andirz-mods @simrealist @northernsiberiawinds @bosseladytv
@littlbowbub plus others not on Tumblr: @basemental @kuttoe @lot51 @turbodriver @lumpinou
prguitarman
tangentwithtanner
turnnoffyourmind
origamiaround
