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[–] disregardable@lemmy.zip 377 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Wow. There was just zero reason for him to say anything. Nobody is accusing Fortnite of being unsafe for kids. And he chose to say that. For himself.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 174 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

He's probably just trying to get noticed by Trump. "Hey, look at me! I'm on the side of you and the other pedoNazis! You're the best!"

[–] Goun@lemmy.ml 73 points 2 weeks ago

"I like kids too!"

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 52 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 56 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Is EpicGames involved with Roblox? Because as far as minors go, I hear THAT game is a dumpster fire with zero redeemable qualities.

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[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Reason #42 for open platforms: to shut down every politician’s incessant demands to all gatekeepers to censor all of their political opponents," Sweeney wrote in a first tweet responding to MacRumors' report of US politicians requesting that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores.

Politicians want the offending apps removed from the app stores, and Sweeney thinks app store business is his business. He really ought to worry more about improving his own store.

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 218 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

So, what you're saying is that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is a pedophile?

[–] Tehbaz@lemmy.wtf 89 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Majority of them are it seems. It's why the full Epstein files still haven't been released.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 weeks ago

Oligarchs gunna oligarch.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It is Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney telling us he is a pedophile and a nazi.

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[–] geekwithsoul@piefed.social 163 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's almost impressive how Sweeney manages to have the most wrong take on every single issue.

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[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 154 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

All you had to do was say nothing, Timmy.

You're an asshole, but only PC gamers had a reason to care—because you tried to buy your way into a dominant position by employing anti-consumer, monopolistic practices like paying for distribution exclusivity deals with third-party publishers.

The best possible choice here, clearly, was to voluntarily align yourself (and by association, Epic Games) with Nazis and pedophiles. I sincerely hope the board forces you to resign, you absolute chode.

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[–] webkitten@piefed.social 119 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Weird how many billionaires are just openly pro paedophia.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They've been given a green light for it by the pedo in chief. It's not that surprising really, they only care about themself (singular because there isn't any real solidarity among them).

Take names. Don't forget.

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[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 112 points 2 weeks ago

Tim Sweeney vocally supports child porn and deep fake porn? He certainly looks like the type of creeper, so I guess I'm not that surprised.

I wonder how many times he's been to Trump and Epstein's Pedophile Island 🤔

[–] turbulentMagma@lemmy.zip 87 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This just in: Epic games CEO tim Sweeney is against banning child porn!

[–] mPony@kbin.earth 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess "think of the children" only applies when it erodes consumer privacy

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[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 84 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Tim Sweeney

"Hey kids, Tim Sweeney here, want to play Fortnite!?!"

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[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 83 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

When I'm in a dogshit opinions competition and my opponent is Tim Sweeney

[–] Katzelle3@lemmy.world 79 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have the sneaking suspicion that in private the guy agrees with some very nasty political views.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago

He's probably in the Epstein files

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

And has generated some very nasty AI images.

[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 74 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Tim Sweeney totally down with child porn if it owns the libs”

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[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 66 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Wait, so is Tim Sweeney a fucking fascist, too?

[–] _Nico198X_@europe.pub 39 points 2 weeks ago

always-has-been.jpg

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[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yet another reason not to use the Epic Games Store.

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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

He does know that Xitter is already, actually and literally, censoring their political opposition right?

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 weeks ago

That was pretty much the whole project, right?

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 56 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

I oppose CSAM and child abuse.

-Tim Sweeny.

HOW FUCKING HARD IS IT TO SAY THAT!

Christ on a stick! Weren't pedo's like the worse of the worse?! When did they start getting a voice in daily regular discourse!

Son of a bitch!

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

You know, if it was anything but Twitter, I could at least have an ounce of sympathy. I remember Tumblr getting a bunch of cheap heat over its active community of furry enthusiasts. Valve cracked down on a bunch of lewd games in their Steam Store, largely out of prudishness. Reddit's been a notorious hub for revenge porn since forever, and its still been considered draconian to blank-ban the whole site.

But pretty much everyone drew the line at CSAM. Hell, 4chan generally drew the line at CSAM. Sites that had virtually no moderation still managed to swing their tiny hammers at CSAM wherever it cropped up.

Twitter seems to have fully embraced this shit with an enthusiasm that can only be described as satanic. Just really, nakedly, unapologetically evil. Maybe Sweeny just doesn't get that, and he's reflexively defending another billionaire from the oppressive hand of Big Government Regulation. Maybe the dude's just a nounce and thinks CSAM is no big deal. Either way, someone needs to rub his nose in it until he gets the picture.

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[–] boogiebored@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The actual post is even worse. Has the gall to call this, “crony capitalism”…

What about all the ACTUAL OTHER CRONY CAPITALISM HAPPENING

Why did this freak pick THIS of all ongoing issues to get fired up about? Holy shit

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Cuz he's one of them. It's how he became CEO. It's how they all become CEO. It isn't rocket science. They're broken freaks.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors...

good for him i guess, but why is this news?

...is just 'gatekeepers' attempting to 'censor all of their political opponents'

ah of course, makes sense now.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 40 points 2 weeks ago

Someone check this man's hard drive.

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

As an old ass gamer who is fond of Unreal Tournament, I sure hate what Epic has become.

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 weeks ago

Love how the entire economy now revolves around the Torment Nexus and CEOs have to defend it every chance they get

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

So apparently AI generated CSAM is political? Interesting.

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[–] Itisreallyboring@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

And my Epic Account is deleted.

[–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 weeks ago

“I like looking at AI generated kiddie porn, actually!”

  • Tim Sweeney
[–] Rhoeri@piefed.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

…The fuck?

Is Tim Sweeney legitimately outing himself as a pedophile? Does the Parasite Class really feel so comfortable and immune from consequences that they can openly advocate for pedophilia?

[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

They're under the protection of the POTUS. Yes, they feel immune to consequences.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

anyone do a search for him on Epstein airlines?

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

Wow. I already thought of Sweeny as scum but I didn’t know he was nazi pedophile scum. So long Epic.

[–] deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 25 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

Check his hard drive. Is he on the lolita flight logs?

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 weeks ago

Hmmm. I think I won't be reinstaling the Epic Games Store app on my gaming PC any time soon. (My old drive failed December of '23..) I'm only playing two games anyhow - Horizon Zero Dawn and No Man's Sky and both I got through GOG.

NGL, I only tried the Epic Store to get Bioshock on one of their free giveaways.. and it turned out to be a bit much.

Really not into body horror games.. Or people that make excuses for maintaining platforms that enable the creation, and distribution, of CSAM.

See ya later, Tim.

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