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Racist content in Fortnite causes prominent leaker to call out Epic Games

Racism in Fortnite Creative maps has caused leaker HYPEX to demand Epic Games do better with its modding system

Several maps have been highlighted by players for being out and out racist and others for having extremely dubious content and objectives, including one called Palestine Zone Wars. Prominent Fortnite content creator HypeX was one of the first to call out the issue on X saying, “This chapter launch was good and all, and ik (I know) yall just came back from vacation, but please get to banning maps like this ASAP @FortniteGame, really disappointing if you let them stay up for longer. Having spent time as Head of Communications at a professional sports club and working for high-profile charities such as the National Literacy Trust, he returned as Managing Editor in charge of large US-based technology websites in 2020.

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