Streamer Danyell “TheDanDangler” Lanza has received a ban on Twitch for watching a TV series. Following the ban, the streamer from Call of Duty: Warzone explained her difficult situation: When one is sick, Twitch does nothing to support them. This led to a huge discussion – as Twitch viewers have little understanding for that.
Who is the streamer?
- The streamer primarily showcases Call of Duty: Warzone on Twitch. She has about 224,000 followers. When she streams, nearly 1,000 people watch her. She has achieved partner status on Twitch and more than doubled her viewer count last year.
- The streamer has made headlines twice: Once she complained about the nudity rules on Twitch after receiving a ban (via ginx). Secondly, she allegedly withheld half of the donations she raised for good causes (via dotesports).
- Besides her Twitch channel, the streamer operates an Instagram account, where nearly 93,000 accounts follow her.
Could not stream normally due to Covid – Watched TV show on Twitch
What was she banned for?? The streamer received a ban for watching the TV series “Forged in Fire” live on her Twitch stream: The series airs on the History Channel in the USA. Contestants on the show compete to see who can forge a blade weapon faster.
After Pokimane and Disguised Toast, “TheDanDangler” is the next Twitch streamer to receive a ban due to a copyright complaint related to a TV show.
How she reacted to the ban: After the ban, the streamer expressed on Twitter that it was unfair.
She has Covid and does not feel good enough to entertain people. But Twitch does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING – there are no sick days or vacation. She has a $4,000 vet bill to pay for her sick dog. She is so angry that she just wants to cry.
Much misunderstanding for the streamer’s demand for sick days
This was the reaction: People on Twitter had little understanding of her situation. She was called “entitled.” That’s what you call it when someone thinks: “You demand something you believe you are entitled to – but that is not the case.”
The feared “Internet Warlord” Keemstar took notice of this tweet and wrote: “I suddenly decided to support Cancel Culture.”
Another user explained that TheDanDangler streamed copyrighted content. Her actions now show that she feels no remorse, but instead continues to make demands. Many streamers are sick at the moment, yet they do not stream TV series or movies.
A third said: Most “real jobs” do not pay for sick days and do not offer paid vacations unless one works in permanent employment for them. Being a full-time Twitch streamer is a privilege that millions wish they could do, but such a privilege comes with problems.
Generally, there is little understanding for the streamer’s stance. One other streamer explained that one must know that as a streamer, one is self-employed and not an employee of Twitch.
How the streamer reacts: She said she would stop posting on Twitter. There is just too much hate and bullying on the platform. That cannot be healthy for anyone.
What’s behind this: It’s true that streamers are not employees on Twitch. However, this is a real issue that the streamer describes here.
The model of Twitch invites self-exploitation . Because only when one is live does one earn money. However, there is no limit to how long one is live or in what condition. No one pays attention to that; the streamer is solely responsible – but is also the one who benefits the most when they are on air as often as possible.
Therefore, streamers may be inclined to stream even when they are physically or mentally unable and should rather rest.
The constant fight for “subscriptions” drains streamers and leads some to burnout. Some have therefore left Twitch and sought calmer waters on YouTube.
Because the situation with health insurance in the USA is quite different from here in Germany, this is not necessarily a problem specific only to streamers.
The decision of when to work and when to take a break is ultimately a problem that anyone self-employed and working independently must face.
We previously reported about a streamer who certainly could have used sick days on Twitch:
WoW: Twitch streamer ends up in the emergency room after marathon stream
