Following outcry from players, Epic Games is purging racist AI-generated images uploaded by users to the popular battle royale game Fortnite, according to a report by Kotaku.

One of the features that made Fortnite the smash online game it is today is the ability for users to create their own maps and share playable experiences with the world. This outlet for creativity, however, means that users can potentially upload problematic content, which is what’s happened here.

Recently, users began to notice island maps featuring crude AI-generated images that perpetrate racist stereotypes. As Kotaku reported, examples of maps include those with names like “Arab Zonewars,” “Nigerian Zonewars,” and “China Zonewars.”

The maps featured racist and apparently AI-generated images that perpetuate stereotypes, including Middle Eastern men holding bombs and Black men eating fried chicken. While most of these maps had small server populations, one map, “Jamaica Zonewars,” had over 35,000 active players earlier this month.

“Many of the islands referenced have already been removed, and the creators actio

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