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Fortnite exec on kids making games: Island Creator Program is 18+ because "this is professional labour"

Epic's Saxs Persson talks moderation, DMCA takedowns and children monetising their creations with Fortnite.

User-generated content, or UGC, has been a continued source of discussion recently, particularly when it involves minors doing the creating and, in some cases, earning off the back of it. "Safety is our number one product, as a gaming platform," Roblox's Corazza told Eurogamer, "and so we want to make sure that whatever comes out is legit and, you know, good content, non-offensive, non-toxic and everything. For more from Persson, including his thoughts on the state of the industry and whether Epic's still interested in the concept of the metaverse, it's worth giving our interview a read.

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