Gamers on the well known shoot-’em-up sport “Call of Duty: Modern day Warfare” will no extended be able to celebrate with an “OK” gesture mainly because of its use as a hate symbol, according to a report.

US online video video game developer Infinity Ward quietly taken out the gesture from the recreation amid issues of its use by racist proper-wing extremists, the Unbiased claimed.

Neither Infinity Ward nor publisher Activision have verified the explanation for the removing of the gesture, which was a well-known way for interactive gamers to celebrate the finish of a winning mission.

The gesture has now been replaced with an emote called “crush,” the news outlet described.

The use of the “OK” gesture as a loathe symbol dates back again to 2017 when it gained traction on social media website 4chan, the Independent noted.

Associates of the so-referred to as ”alt-right” are generally captured in pictures executing the gesture.

The Okay image is explained by the Anti-Defamation League as “a honest expression of white supremacy,” but the group notes that “care will have to be taken not to jump to conclusions about the intent behind someone who has utilised the gesture,” the paper reported.

On June 6, Infinity Ward introduced on Twitter: “There is no spot for racist content in our video game. This is an hard work we began with launch and we need to have to do a improved work. We’re issuing countless numbers of daily bans of racist and detest-oriented names. But we know we have to do extra.”

The company also reported it would include supplemental sources to keep an eye on and establish racist content, incorporate added reporting methods to enhance the quantity of hourly bans and make improvements to restrictions on identify variations.