The Twitch streamer Danyell “TheDanDangler” (22) is known for Call of Duty and so-called “Hot Tub” streams. The latter apparently caused trouble, as the streamer was banned by Twitch. This is already her 6th ban, and she does not understand why.
Who is she?
- TheDanDangler has been on Twitch since late 2019, received the “Twitch Partner” status in 2020, and has over 400,000 followers on the streaming platform
- However, she has also accumulated 6 bans from Twitch during this time
- These bans were mainly due to inappropriate clothing, but there was also a copyright violation among them
- Now Danyell has been banned again, but she does not understand what she supposedly did wrong
Danyell did not shy away from criticizing Twitch in the past. In January, she made headlines when she demanded paid sick days from the streaming giant:
The blame is on a bikini, but it was never a problem before
This is about the ban: On September 2, Danyell posted a short video titled “Banned” on Twitter. In the video, the streamer explained that she had been banned by Twitch. The reason given by Twitch was “inappropriate clothing”.
Why can’t she understand the ban? Danyell explained that she had worn the bikini that is supposedly responsible for the ban “a million times”. She is not sure what she did wrong this time. Here you can view her corresponding tweet (via twitter.com).
What lies behind the “Hot Tub” streams: Twitch is known to be quite strict about nudity and sexuality – even if only hinted at. However, there is a crucial exception: clothing that fits the respective activity is allowed.
Practically, this means that tight swimwear is allowed as long as one is in or near water. This can be a public beach or a swimming pool – or a kiddie pool in one’s own home.
This places the streamers in a gray area. But if one is not careful, they will quickly find themselves banned from the platform.
Discussion about the duration of the ban
This is how the ban was received: Some Twitter users sided with Danyell. There is nothing inappropriate about a bikini. Others were more critical: Such outfits have no place on a gaming platform, and Danyell should stick to Call of Duty (via Twitter).
The length of the ban also caused some discontent. Danyell indicated that the ban was limited to one day. And indeed, the ban ended on September 3, after exactly one day, six minutes, and 14 seconds (via Twitter).
Apparently too soon in the eyes of some Twitter users. Also, given the number of bans that Danyell has already received, they are calling for the ban to be made permanent instead. One user remarked: “I don’t know who she is, I don’t know why she was banned, but the hashtag ‘sixth ban’? How many chances does one get these days?” (via Twitter).
Twitch is increasingly criticized for its ban policy, as the reasons for a ban are not always comprehensible.
Since the streaming platform reserves the right to ban channels at its discretion without further specifying what the violation was, it is sometimes difficult to avoid future violations.
Another streamer was recently hit by the ban hammer after only a few minutes on air. She stated that she was just playing the fishing simulator Ultimate Fishing.
