Twitch permanently banned DariusIRL from their platform. Why? Because he played a three-minute meme that supposedly presented sexually suggestive content. He found that quite unfair in relation to other streamers.
Who is the streamer?
- DariusIRL is a relatively small Twitch streamer with 4,400 followers and 93 average viewers. His main content consists of Just Chatting.
- Just 2 days prior, he had already been permanently banned for using the N-word while singing along to a song. He already reached out to the public there, stating that the ban was absurd since he himself is partially black.
- After his tweet gained some traction, he was unbanned by Twitch.
- Now he hopes for “justice” again and expressed his displeasure on Twitter.
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What annoys the streamer so much? After he was banned, he wrote a tweet in which he presented the reason for his ban and compared it with other streams that showcased similar suggestive content.
He wrote: ‘Streamers have their own cameras for their butts when they do yoga. But I played a three-minute meme video where 5 men did a damn meme dance and I get permanently banned for it. These algorithmic bans are so ridiculous, please look for solutions.’
The streamer assumed that the ban was not carried out by an employee or due to reports, but was executed automatically by the platform because the program apparently recognized sexually explicit content.
What was that meme video like? The video dates back to 2007 and features 5 men dancing around while making sexual innuendos towards a stool and a door (via YouTube). You can therefore form your own opinion on whether the ban was justified or not.
DariusIRL is not the only one criticizing Twitch’s double standards
The streamer TheDanDangler complained, that she was unfairly banned for wearing a
