Streamer runs over dog while looking at her phone – Twitch permanently bans her, but now she is streaming again

In February 2023, a video went viral: The Polish streamer Sidneuke ran over a dog while streaming, driving, and looking at her phone. A clip of the incident went viral on Twitter. The clip shocked and outraged people worldwide. For the streamer, the act had drastic consequences: Twitch banned her permanently. But now she has switched to Kick.com. The platform is becoming a safe haven for those who have fallen from grace on Twitch.

Warning: The clip is uncomfortable not only for animal lovers and can trigger a feeling of unease. Therefore, we do not embed it directly but only link to it. Nevertheless, this is a distressing topic.

This was the incident that shocked so many:

• The Polish streamer is sitting in the car, filming herself with her phone, and complaining that so many dogs are running free (via twitter).
• The streamer looks at her phone when she suddenly gets startled because the car jolts. She then says, “I ran over a dog!”
• In the aftermath of the clip, she gets upset about how many people let their dogs run around freely. They should be leashed. She does not further address her behavior of staring at her phone while driving.

We reported on the incident on MeinMMO on February 22, 2023.

This was the reaction: The situation outraged people worldwide in February 2023, especially on Twitter. The behavior of the streamer was seen as irresponsible.

According to reports, a Polish animal protection authority opened an investigation against her and wanted to transfer the case to the prosecutor’s office.

The streaming platform Twitch, where this took place, has issued a permanent ban against her. Twitch often responds to public outrage with permanent bans, especially on Twitter.

Streamer admits misconduct – Finds criticism hypocritical

This is what the streamer said about it: The streamer later stated on Twitter that the dog is fine. She is in contact with the owner. She has learned her lesson and will not look at her phone while driving anymore.

However, according to the streamer, the criticism of her is hypocritical. She said (via twitter):

Top influencers, who have never used a phone while driving, put pressure on me and spread misinformation. I made a mistake, but I got out and took care of it! I didn’t leave the dog to die!

Streamer can continue streaming on Kick

What happened next? According to a report by the Spanish site 3D Juegos, the streamer initially accepted the consequences of her actions and apologized on Twitter.

However, she is now simply bypassing the ban by continuing to stream on Kick, Twitch’s competitor. She has already been active there for 18 days and has 142 followers.

Kick becomes a refuge for banned Twitch streamers and gambling

What’s behind this: Kick seems to be establishing itself as a platform for “controversial streamers” who have problems on Twitch and can no longer show their content there:

• Many gambling streamers have retreated to Kick after Twitch banned the crypto casino “Stake”, with which some casino streamers made lucrative deals
• controversial streamers like “Adin Ross” have also switched to Kick
• If banned streamers like Sidneuke switch there now, Kick could develop into a kind of “penal colony” for those who have fallen from grace on Amazon’s streaming service.

What is the problem? One problem is that behavior clearly deemed immoral remains without severe consequences when the streamers in question can simply start anew elsewhere. This could shift the boundaries of what is accepted and what is not.

A clear advantage is that Twitch loses its monopoly position with strong competition and must become more transparent. Some decisions are hard to understand. To this day, no one knows why the streamer DrDisrespect was banned.

However, the fact that the competitor is obviously a rival funded by a casino and seemingly imposes much lower moral standards than the American market leader is not exactly a reassuring development.

The main argument for Kick also seems to be quite simple: money:

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