Firewatch dev plans DMCA takedowns of PewDiePie’s videos over use of N-word

Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg used the N-word on a recent YouTube livestream, and that has some people upset with him — including Firewatch co-creator Sean Vanaman. After getting frustrated with another player during a match in the Battle Royale shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, PewDiePie screamed: “What a fucking n*****.” In the video, you can see him immediately catch himself, which leads to him stammering out a “sorry” and then calling the other player an “asshole” instead.

PewDiePie is YouTube’s top creator. His channel is approaching 60 million subscribers, and his daily uploads get over 4 million views regularly. This makes each of his slip ups highly noticeable (he previously drew attention for making jokes sympathetic to Nazis), and this has people criticizing him once again. During the livestream, the megapopular video creator tried to explain his actions.