Epic Games has excluded a Twitch streamer from a major Fortnite tournament. The streamer suspects that her previous work as a porn star is the reason. Meanwhile, the developer has stated in a statement why she was not allowed to participate.
Who is it about? Adriana Chechik is a former porn star who has been active on Twitch since August 2019. She currently has over 700,000 followers on the streaming platform and has streamed over 2,000 hours.
Chechik wanted to participate in a special tournament in Fortnite. To do so, she needed confirmation from both Twitch and Epic for participation. However, the latter has reportedly denied her participation.
Fortnite expels former porn star from event – “Epic Games disapproved of my background.”
Why was she excluded from the tournament? She wanted to participate in the Twitch Rivals in Fortnite. Twitch Rivals is an eSports tournament and competitive online event consisting of Twitch streamers and professional players. However, her participation was denied by Epic Games, the developer behind Fortnite.
Chechik believes that Epic Games rejected her participation in the “Twitch Rivals Fortnite No Build Event” due to her previous work in the porn industry. She stated that she was accepted by Twitch, but Epic excluded her. She says in her stream (via twitch.tv):
[…] I think last night [Epic Games] decided not to allow me due to my pornographic work. So I was thrown out of the game because of my past and my work in adult entertainment. Epic Games disapproved of my background, but that’s okay. I’m used to it, so it’s okay.
Meanwhile, there is also an official statement from Epic Games regarding the action. They believe that this is just a misunderstanding. Another streamer has now been banned from Twitch, who was only playing Ultimate Fishing.
Epic Games: “No adult references” in Fortnite
How did the developer respond? There is now an official statement regarding the exclusion. Epic Games explains on Twitter:
We are very sorry that this happened. The request to @TwitchRivals was to work with you to remove any adult references from the background of your stream due to the rating of our game. We have no problem with you participating in events or streaming Fortnite.
It seems to specifically concern the background of the stream. According to some users on reddit, the streamer allegedly promoted various pornographic sites in the background. However, Epic Games did not like this, as they did not want such content in a game for children and teenagers.
According to their own statement, Epic was only concerned with cleaning up the background of the stream and making it more child-friendly. They have no problem with the streamer herself, and she is still allowed to stream Fortnite. It was merely a misunderstanding.
Another streamer, who offers many Fortnite sessions, is currently doing very strange things. So much so that MeinMMO author Schuhmann wishes for the old Fortnite streamers back:
How does the community react? On reddit, the ban is being discussed and many can understand Epic’s decision. After all, the main target group is primarily children and teenagers. For example, one user writes (via reddit.com):
If you play Fortnite, Minecraft, Mario, etc., your main target group and customer base are children and teenagers. They [the companies] need to protect their family-friendly image because once it is damaged, it is almost impossible to restore it.
But not everyone can understand that. There are also users who say that Epic regularly brings content from movies into the game that would officially receive an R-rating in the USA.
R-rating means “Restricted” and in the USA indicates that such movies can only be seen by persons under 17 years of age when accompanied by a parent. Therefore, Epic brings R-rated content into a game for teenagers. Fortnite has a T-rating in the USA.
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