Hit video game Fortnite is causing a lot of controversy.
People across the world are calling for it to be banned.
There are a number of petitions online, comprising mainly of unhappy women who claim Fortnite is "brainwashing" their boyfriends.
One petition on Change.org aims to "stop this dumb game from existing". Its creator says:
"Girls have to deal with their boyfriends playing it all day and ignoring them. It's taking over our boyfriends' lives and brainwashing them."
lost my boyfriend and my roommate to fortnite #rip
— Anna Spaschak (@annaspaschak) March 22, 2018
if everyone can please say a quick prayer for me I’d really appreciate it. I lost my boyfriend to the fortnite app on iPhone now
— Erin Moser (@moser2014) April 1, 2018
Fortnite stole my boyfriend ??♀️
— madison (@MadisonGraham15) April 4, 2018
However, it's not just girlfriends who are worried about the game. Concerned friends and parents are signing the petitions.
A student named Elizabeth says her friend's school work is suffering:
"I don't know what to do, she's throwing her life away for the game."
While a man named Mark says children are addicted to the game:
"Fortnite is turning into more than a game, its turning into an unhealthy obsession. I have heard kids saying "Why bother to read books or do work when I can play Fortnite". It has to stop NOW."
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