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  • Is Blizzard scrubbing the internet of Overwatch porn?

    Overwatch is such a phenomenon that Blizzard's latest multiplayer shooter has inspired a slew of fan-made porn based on the game. This too has been rather popular as Pornhub realised people searched for Overwatch-related porn 817 per cent more on 5th May when the open beta went live. But now it appears Blizzard is clamping down on Overwatch porn - or at least sexual content that uses assets from the game.
    As reported by PCGamesN, a Redditer going by the handle spornm posted a DMCA takedown notice for their video depicting Overwatch characters doing very un-Overwatch things. They also received a copyright infringement claim for using assets belonging to a company called Irdeto USA.
    As it turns out, Irdeto is a security company specialising in digital content, so it seems Blizzard may have outsourced them to seek out and shut down fans misappropriating the company's assets.
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