Article 49KCJ Fortnite maker pulls ads over YouTube 'paedophile ring' claims

Fortnite maker pulls ads over YouTube 'paedophile ring' claims

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Jim Waterson Media editor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#49KCJ)

Epic Games joins Nestli(C) in abandoning video site over comments section scandal

The maker of Fortnite has pulled adverts from YouTube amid concerns that promotions for the video game, which is popular with children, were appearing alongside comments posted by paedophiles.

Epic Games confirmed it had withdrawn its adverts from the Google-owned site, joining Nestli(C) in temporarily abandoning it due to the latest scandal over inappropriate content.

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