Pornography is a multi billion dollar
industry and is commonly used all over the world, but it no longer has a
spot in eSports. ESL has banned any porn related sponsor from
participating in their league.
Team YP who is sponsored by You Porn
is no longer allowed to participate in ESL related events after they
passed a new rule just the other day. While I can promise you ESL does
have employees who watch pornagraphic content, pornography and other
related content is no longer allowed at ESL in an effort to promote the
professionalism of eSports.
Team YP and some of their followers
seem to be very upset about this new rule, but it’s for the better.
ESports has grown tremendously and now has a spot on TV. With all this
publicity eSports now gets because of that, ESL has seen it wrong to
promote something that goes against many values of parents and kids
alike. Team YP attempted to distance themselves from their sponsor’s
site by removing any website links and logos, but it still wasn’t enough
for ESL.
Hopefully soon more big name in
eSports such as DreamHack and MLG will make the switch to banning porn
related teams. If you want eSports to grow to it’s biggest potential, we
can’t have negative images and brands holding it back!
