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[–] disregardable@lemmy.zip 317 points 3 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 138 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 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 62 points 3 weeks ago

"I like kids too!"

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 39 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)
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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 49 points 3 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 19 points 3 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 182 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

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

[–] Tehbaz@lemmy.wtf 73 points 3 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 29 points 3 weeks ago

Oligarchs gunna oligarch.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] geekwithsoul@piefed.social 132 points 3 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 100 points 3 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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[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 90 points 3 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 🤔

[–] webkitten@piefed.social 86 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Weird how many billionaires are just openly pro paedophia.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 27 points 3 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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[–] turbulentMagma@lemmy.zip 80 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] mPony@kbin.earth 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] FrankFrankson@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Censoring child porn is extra unfair to republicans as it's the only way many if them can cum and only banning orgasms for one party isn't fair.

[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 56 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Tim Sweeney

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

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 56 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 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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[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yet another reason not to use the Epic Games Store.

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[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 52 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

[–] boogiebored@lemmy.world 51 points 3 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 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 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.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 49 points 3 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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[–] Katzelle3@lemmy.world 48 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] arin@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

He's probably in the Epstein files

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[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 40 points 3 weeks ago

Someone check this man's hard drive.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 37 points 3 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.

[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] _Nico198X_@europe.pub 20 points 3 weeks ago

always-has-been.jpg

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 36 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 36 points 3 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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[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So apparently AI generated CSAM is political? Interesting.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

It's how Tim celebrates his freedom.

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[–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 3 weeks ago

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

  • Tim Sweeney
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Holy shit. I honestly can't believe people are willing to actually openly support that shit.

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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 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 19 points 3 weeks ago

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

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[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

anyone do a search for him on Epstein airlines?

[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Rhoeri@piefed.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 19 points 3 weeks ago

It's astonishing how arrogant and stupid this guy is. Surely he'd notice that this is a great argument against having large centralized services, right? Does he think Twitter is the only Microblogging thing on the net?

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 19 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I knew him from way back in the good old days of ZZT and epic pinball.

Why do many of these guys end up being goddamn weirdos?

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[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

... censor all of their political opponents

... ' child pornography?

To be clear: X is the political opponent of anyone who values democracy. As such, it can be fairly said that this IS an attempt to censor my opponents' ... child pornography. I do not object to 'censoring' CSAM. Tim Sweeney thinks child porn is free speech (pcgamer - contact me for rights to this far superior headline). When X was just vile hate speech, propaganda, and misinformation, the free speech argument prevailed. This is not the same.

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