{"id":35949,"date":"2024-08-26T13:53:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T04:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=35949"},"modified":"2024-08-26T13:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T04:54:54","slug":"nintendo-takes-down-popular-youtubers-video-promoting-sexual-encounters-through-splatoon-in-20-just-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendo-takes-down-popular-youtubers-video-promoting-sexual-encounters-through-splatoon-in-20-just-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo takes down popular YouTuber\u2019s video promoting sexual encounters through Splatoon in just 20 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nintendo recently took down a video by a popular Splatoon <\/strong>content creator, lodging a complaint within 20 hours after the video went live on YouTube. As reported by Yutura<\/a>, the creator in question is Liora Channel<\/a>, who has over 274k subscribers at the time of writing and is known for posting let\u2019s play videos and guides for Nintendo\u2019s family-friendly TPS Splatoon 3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video that prompted Nintendo\u2019s swift action was not a simple let\u2019s play, however. On August 22, Liora Channel uploaded a video in which they interviewed so-called \u201cSplatoon Girls\u201d or female players of Splatoon 3. The interview takes on a sexual tone as the questions delve into their experiences of meeting up with high-ranked male Splatoon players in real life and about how these encounters often result in casual sexual relationships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reportedly, the content creator also offered advice on \u201chow to graduate from virginity\u201d in the video, which, given Splatoon\u2019s \u201cE for Everyone\u201d rating and popularity among children was harshly criticized by the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Likely in response to reports from users online, Nintendo promptly requested a takedown of the video, as confirmed by Liora Channel themselves. On the 23rd<\/sup>, they commented<\/a> on their personal X account, \u201cSince Nintendo has directly told me that the video is unacceptable, I\u2019ll be careful not to mix sexual topics with Nintendo\u2019s content from now on.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that note, Nintendo\u2019s Terms of Use<\/a> for their website and user services explicitly forbid creation of user content that engages in \u201cobscene\u201d or otherwise objectionable conduct <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games with young player demographics are known targets for predators, resulting in crimes such as grooming and sexual assault of minors. According to data offered by Bloomberg (via PCgamer<\/a>) “since 2018, police in the US have arrested at least two dozen people accused of abducting or abusing victims they\u2019d met or groomed using Roblox.” Nintendo\u2019s Splatoon has also been affected by such cases, as 2023 saw the arrest of a woman who was accused of stalking<\/a> and pursuing a \u201cromantic relationship\u201d with a minor she contacted though the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against this background, it\u2019s easy to see how potentially harmful a video from a popular content creator encouraging people to pursue sexual encounters through Splatoon could be. Thankfully, it seems Nintendo is taking proactive measures to keep the game a safe space. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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