Ever since its release in April, Animal Crossing: New Horizons exploded in the gaming scene with its charming graphics, peaceful gameplay, and a wide variety of fun activities. However, it appears now that several Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are getting themselves into trouble with Facebook, most specifically, when players discuss trading weeds on the social media platform.
Facebook's community standards are clear that its users are prohibited from posting about the trading of non-medical goods, such as marijuana, also known as "weed," on the platform. However, it is important to remember that in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, weed refers to actual plants that players will find growing all over their deserted islands, and not marijuana.
According to several moderators of private Animal Crossing: New Horizons groups, Facebook has been taking down posts that contain the word "weed" and "trade" and has since issued a warning to the moderators of said groups about alleged breaches of community standards. Due to Facebook's failure to accurately distinguish what weeds mean in these discussions, the admins of several Animal Crossing Facebook groups have advised players not to use the word "weed" in their posts, and instead use other synonyms such as "wildflowers" and "plants." At the moment, Facebook still hasn't made a response regarding the issue.
Of course, discussions about weeds among Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans became common in recent weeks when the game introduced Leif the sloth, who is a gardening connoisseur in the game. To the uninitiated, Leif buys weeds for double the price, allowing players to make a quick buck. Apart from selling weeds, players can also use these plants to create several items in the game such as a row of hedge fences, which players can use as decoration on either their homes or in other areas of their islands.
Given that weeds are in abundance in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, some players would often leave these plants growing out of control on their islands. To solve this problem, player Tybat11 posted on Reddit about their weed removal service in the game called WeedCo. Interestingly enough, Tybatt11 revealed that their new venture quickly became a high demand service in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which prompted them to hire new employees. After undergoing an in-game interview, players recruited in WeedCo. will receive an official-looking uniform.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out now exclusively on Nintendo Switch.
Source: Polygon