The streamer DrDisrespect was banned from Twitch and denied access to E3 2019 after he streamed from public restrooms. The incident was even reported by CNN. Now his first reaction is here.
This is what happened beforehand: The streamer DrDisrespect wanted to carry out his first “IRL” stream on Twitch. He strolled across the E3 grounds, accompanied by a bodyguard and a cameraman who filmed everything. He broadcasted it live via Twitch to the world.
Actually, no problem, thousands were watching the Doctor. However, things got tricky when he let his visits to the public restroom be filmed. There, you could see other attendees urinating – including a teenager.
The Doctor was banned from Twitch and the ESA, the organizer of E3, revoked his access badge.
The news made waves. The story about the streamer’s ban even made it to CNN. These were apparently real news.
This is how the Doctor is reacting now: After the incident, it was quiet around DrDisrespect for a few days. Now he has responded with a short video showing scenes from E3 that have nothing to do with his appearance.
There, he gives the Ubisoft press conference a score of 3 out of 10 and tells a passing convention attendee that a photo with him will cost “damn a lot of money”.
In addition, he writes “Mishaps lead to recaps”, which essentially means that one must reflect on and discuss mistakes. He wants to do that in a video.
The streamer claims, “My director Alex was fired” – this is a running gag from DrDisrespect, who has fired Alex multiple times. When a mistake occurs during production, the Doctor sometimes “kicks out Alex”.
Why was he banned? There is already discussion about which rules the Doctor specifically violated. There are no specific Twitch rules against filming restrooms.
CNN cites a provision in California law that it is a crime to film from restrooms, which violates privacy laws:
- Filming from bathrooms can lead to up to 6 months in jail and a fine of $1,000
- If a child is visible in the bathroom, the penalty increases to 1 year and $2,000
Since Twitch generally prohibits everything that violates the law, this might have caused the ban.
DrDisrespect more famous than ever – but still banned on Twitch
This is what the situation looks like now: The incident brought DrDisrespect a lot of attention, perhaps more than a “successful” E3 stream would have ever brought.
The media is reporting about him, and major streamers on Twitch have commented on the incident.
However, the streamer’s ban has not yet been lifted, and his Twitch channel remains suspended. He cannot benefit from the additional attention at the moment.
Twitch is frequently in discussion due to various bans, such as a female streamer being banned for dressing up as a black character from Apex Legends and blacking her face for that.
To conventions, a toilet scandal seems to be somewhat inherent.
