For most streamers, a ban is a huge problem. They lose important revenue or, in the case of a permanent ban, have to start over on a new platform. YouTube star Ludwig Ahgren (27) is now specifically aiming for a ban.
Who is it about?
- Ludwig Ahgren, who is mostly known online by his first name, switched from Twitch to YouTube in 2021 and has 3.4 million subscribers there
- He has also gathered experience with bans, as he was banned three times in a very short period of time
- Ludwig cares a lot about his content, he has even cheated to make his streams more entertaining or copied another streamer for 7 hours straight
Bans are also not uncommon among the competition from Twitch – for some streamers, they were even the decisive factor for switching to YouTube.
Which ban are we talking about? The YouTuber Ludwig specifically aimed for a ban during a stream on September 12. His goal was to get banned within 90 seconds. In December 2021, he had already managed to be banned only 3 days after his switch from Twitch to YouTube.
How did Ludwig provoke the latest ban? After a brief consultation with his viewers, the streamer started a timer and got started. Ludwig’s strategy was to search for copyrighted material on YouTube and share it with thousands of his viewers.
After some unsuccessful attempts with Taylor Swift, K-Pop, and the earworm “Baby Shark,” Ludwig had his first success with attempt number 4 and received a copyright warning.
In the fifth attempt, Ludwig finally found the winning combination: He blasted his viewers with the Naruto intro “Fighting Dreamers” while simultaneously showing a highlight reel of a football match between the two Italian clubs Juventus Turin and US Salernitana.
In the stream, it can still be heard how Ludwig announces that he has an even better idea, then after 91.61 seconds, it abruptly ends and a notification from YouTube is displayed.
here is the speed run btw pic.twitter.com/ypewJb6fYh
— cashus (@cashusx) September 12, 2022
While the stream only displayed the message that the stream was unavailable, when attempting to open the VoD, it became clear that a copyright violation was the reason for the ban.
Ludwig celebrates his success on Twitter, but not everyone is satisfied
This is how Ludwig reacted to his ban: The streamer announced his success on Twitter and claimed to have set the world record for the fastest ban on YouTube. However, some viewers doubted that.
This is what the viewers criticized: Some Twitter users thought the ban was fake. They shared a screenshot that supposedly proves that Ludwig only displayed a photo of the ban notification in his own stream. Below it, his camera could still be seen.
sir i could see your cam under the photo overlay 🤨🤨 pic.twitter.com/NF0lX9Q64g
— sammiey 🎲 (@M0GULMAYHEM) September 12, 2022
Others also doubted the authenticity of the world record: many accounts would be banned upon creation due to their profile picture or username, so the attempt is far from a world record.
Some fans joked that they couldn’t wait to see Ludwig back on Twitch after his ban (via Twitter).
What do you think about it? Did history get made here or does the attempt not count? Feel free to leave us a comment with your opinion.
Ludwig switched to YouTube in 2021 with an exclusive contract, and since then, more and more former Twitch stars have followed the call of the red platform. However, one of the big names from Twitch says they made a huge mistake.
