The 20-year-old Luxembourger “LetsHugo” has become one of the most well-known streamers on the German Twitch . However, he is not above the law – or in this case, above the rules of the streaming platform. The streamer received his first ban and now reveals the reasons.
What kind of ban was it? On the night of October 22, it was announced via the automated account “StreamerBans” on X, formerly Twitter, that LetsHugo was banned from Twitch. This was the first ban for the 20-year-old. Fortunately, he had already given up his 4-year streaming streak at that time.
Immediately, there was speculation about possible reasons for the ban: Did LetsHugo perhaps cheat during the Minecraft tournament of Magenta? At least that was claimed by an apparently joking post from Twitch streamer Rumathra on X, which some users seemed to believe.
In addition, there were the cryptic statements from streamer Stegi: The ban was already justified, but it was nothing serious and LetsHugo would return soon to clarify the situation (via X). Indeed, the 20-year-old was unbanned after just over a day.
In a stream on October 23, LetsHugo reveals the reasons for what he calls the “dumbest ban in the history of Twitch”.
Learn more about LetsHugo in our video:
Streamer believes a viewer reported him
What did LetsHugo do? In a recent stream, LetsHugo used the website OmeTV, which allows users to video chat with randomly selected strangers. Such services are not allowed on Twitch according to the terms of use, as streamers have no control over the content their chat partners might display.
In the past, several streamers have received a ban for using Omegle during their streams. LetsHugo was well aware of this, as he reported after his return that he had taken precautions to avoid being caught.
LetsHugo uses forbidden software – Tries to cover it up, gets banned for exactly that
This is how the streamer tried to outsmart Twitch: LetsHugo explains that he deliberately shared only the part of his screen that showed himself and his chat partners. Thus, it should not be recognizable that the whole thing is taking place on OmeTV.
Moreover, he repeatedly emphasized that it was a video call via Discord.
However, the streamer suspects that a viewer tipped him off and reported him to Twitch. The responsible parties would have checked the stream and recognized what he was doing.
LetsHugo also reveals that he would have actually gotten away with a warning. However, due to his attempt to deceive, he ended up receiving the ban. You can watch the entire explanation, including the illustrations created by the streamer, here:
Is the streamer contrite? At least he announced that he does not want to repeat his actions. LetsHugo keeps the option open to hold such streams on YouTube in the future, as the regulations there are not so strict.
It is not surprising that LetsHugo apparently wants to be good for now after his ban, since full-time streamers are excluded from their important source of income due to such a ban. Some content creators have long complained that bans come too suddenly and are communicated in an non-transparent manner:
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