20-02-2019 15:56 via theverge.com

Epic Games pulls Fortnite pre-roll ads on YouTube following child predator controversy

Epic Games has stopped plugging Fortnite pre-roll ads on YouTube videos following a discovery that ads were playing on videos predators used to exploit children.
“We have paused all pre-roll advertising,” an Epic Games spokesperson told The Verge.“Through our advertising agency, we have reached out to Google/YouTube to determine actions they’ll take to eliminate this type of content from their service.”
Pre-roll ads, which play before a video starts, for companies
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