Epic Games remove Fortnite ads in response to YouTube\u2019s pedophile scandal Epic Games \/ YouTubeFortnite developers Epic Games have pulled their advertisements from YouTube, following a serious scandal across the video platform concerning pedophilic content. The company removed their pre-roll ads from YouTube after learning that the ads were being featured in questionable videos involving young girls. A spokesperson for Epic claimed that they are pausing their ads indefinitely, until further action is taken from YouTube on the matter. \u201cThrough our advertising agency, we have reached out to YouTube to determine actions they\u2019ll take to eliminate this type of content from their service,\u201d the spokesperson claimed, as stated in an interview with Wired. While the issue of pedophilic content is one that has long plagued the platform, the situation most recently came to light due to a video created by YouTuber Matt \u2018MattsWhatItIs\u2019 Watson on February 17, where he noted that he was able to find suggestive videos of young girls within five clicks on the site. Watson also noted that, once he viewed the problematic content in question, he was stuck in a \u2018wormhole\u2019 of similar, suggested videos \u2013 which contained a slew of pedophilic comments. Read More: Study claims that Ninja has millions of \u201cduplicate\u201d followers on Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube – Watson\u2019s video has since gone viral, causing many companies to pause advertisements on the site, including the likes of online spell-checking service Grammarly, Swedish furniture company IKEA, and Epic Games, among others. Thank you for reaching out, Kassie. IKEA US uses brand safety technology on all of our digital ads to make sure they don\u2019t run in unsafe environments. We’re looking into this with YouTube to ensure these measures are working properly. \u2014 IKEA USA Help (@IKEAUSAHelp) February 19, 2019 YouTube has since spoken out on the matter, with a spokesperson claiming, \u201cwhen we find content that is in violation of our policies, we immediately stop serving ads or remove it altogether.\u201d YouTube has previously taken major efforts to remove such content, as evidenced by the site\u2019s \u2018ElsaGate\u2019 and \u2018FamilyOFive\u2019 scandals from 2017 & 2018, which showed apparent pedophilic intent and abuse toward children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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