After weeks of PR chaos, Slither.io has finally come forward regarding the resurgence of some controversial tweets made by Columbia University’s Acting President, Claire Shipman.
In these Tweets (the Fed refuses to call it by its new name), Shipman desperately begged for someone to play slither.io with her over the span of two months in 2016.
Given that these tweets took place nearly 10 years ago, Slither.io was hesitant to address them. “We thought everyone playing our game was under the age of 12,” a spokesperson told the Fed. “The Twitter button on our website was just a part of the web server we were paying for….we never thought it would lead to such controversies.”
Slither.io made it clear that the company does not agree with the actions of the current administration of Columbia University. In a press release they stated:
“Slither.io teaches us a lesson about greed. You consume and you become more and more powerful and eventually, it all goes away. Power is temporary. Your greed is redistributed. The same will happen to the Columbia administration. Their greed will only get them so far. We stand with the youth.”
