The Overwatch League is discouraging gamers from posting Pepe the Frog memes. The character, who was created by cartoonist Matt Furie and has since been adopted as a logo connected to the alt-right.
Pepe was not too long ago removed from the Steam Marketplace.
A spokesperson from the OWL instructed Dot esports that “The Overwatch League discourages the use of symbols and imagery which are associated with or used by hate groups, including Pepe the Frog.” The spokesperson confirmed that the corporate asks each followers and gamers to adjust to the coverage.
On March 18, San Francisco Shock’s Jay ‘sinatraa’ Won posted a picture containing the character to Twitter, however has since deleted it, saying “lol had to delete last tweet.” Other gamers rapidly adopted swimsuit, deleting makes use of of the picture from their accounts. According to Kotaku, a Pepe poster held by an viewers member on the Overwatch League debut was confiscated by safety workers again in January.
The Overwatch League’s code of conduct isn’t publically accessible, and workers have “broad discretion” over what constitutes breaking its guidelines. Earlier this month, Dallas Fuel released Félix “xQc” Lengyel from the team after he used a Twitch emote in what was described as a “racially disparaging manner.”
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