Pokémon Go removed from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Holocaust Museum

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Last month Pokémon Go received some criticism for tethering some of its digital creatures and virtual landmarks to solemn memorials like Washington DC's Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Developer Niantic opened up a submission form for such historical sites to issue a complaint, and now the augmented reality game no longer has a presence at these memorials.
As reported by the Associated Press, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial used to be infested with Pokémon, Pokéstops and gyms. This was an especially big problem this weekend as there was an anniversary ceremony planned for Sunday morning to commemorate the 140k people who lost their lives upon the atomic bomb dropping on 6th August, 1945.
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