The Fortnite pro FaZe H1ghSky1 was banned from Twitch after allegations that he was too young to stream. Now the young streamer admits he lied about his age. But he is back in front of the camera, this time on YouTube under the supervision of his mother.
This is what the boy says: In a stream on YouTube, FaZe H1ghSky1 says: “I am back, I am streaming now on YouTube, because my Twitch account was banned – because of my age: And yes, I am only 12 years old. I am sorry.”
The boy says he only lied to fulfill his dream of being a streamer. He did not want to wait another year and a half for that.
The boy says he is relieved that it is finally out and then goes back to collecting kills in Fortnite.
Previously, he and his clan claimed he was already 13 years old – and therefore old enough to participate in Fortnite tournaments by Epic or stream on Twitch. The professional eSports organization FaZe had signed the player in March 2019.
What’s special about it: During the stream, you can hear his mother speaking in the background with a Slavic accent. She adds that she or the boy’s father keeps an eye on him while he streams.
He also did not create an account on Twitch himself, but used that of his older brother.
It seems a bit embarrassing for the boy that mom is butting in there.
What’s behind it: The magical age to just stream is 13. Anyone below that violates Twitch’s rules, as FaZe H1ghSky1 has now realized.
eSports expert Rod Breslau adds that the sudden appearance of the mother is probably due to YouTube’s rule that children are not allowed to stream without adult supervision.
On June 3, YouTube reiterated the rule in a blog post (via youtube.googleblog) that it is forbidden for children under 13 to stream unless they are clearly accompanied by an adult. A channel that does not do this will be prevented from streaming.
So fans of FaZe H1ghSky1 will see his mother even more often.
This is the background story: The player H1ghSky1 joined the clan FaZe in March 2019. This brought significant growth to his Twitch channel.
However, Fortnite pro Turner “Tfue” Tenney is in a dispute with FaZe over his own contract. In a complaint to the California Labor Commissioner, he accused FaZe of signing an 11-year-old and lying about his age. It seems that Tfue wanted to highlight how unprofessional the FaZe clan operates.
As a result, Twitch banned the channel of FaZe H1ghSky1. He was the boy that Tfue’s complaint was about.
What happens next? The question now remains how Epic will respond, and whether they will revoke FaZe H1ghSky1’s earned prize money in Fortnite tournaments or sanction him in some other way.
Whether this has consequences for the FaZe clan is still open.
