5 biggest streamer controversies in 2022 so far
2022 has been an eventful year for live streamers so far, and the year isn't even halfway through. Twitch itself hasn't necessarily stopped handing out ban hammers for either, whether it be for bad behavior or just to save face. Read on for in-depth explanations of recent controversies revolving around fan-favorite streamers and internet personalities so far.
Trigger warning: Mentions of s*xual assault, animal abuse, racism, and misogyny.
The TV meta has existed on Twitch for quite some time, but the budding live streamer platform has gotten not-so-friendly about bending the rules. Pokimane was caught streaming Avatar: The Last Airbender to her viewers mid-stream, and instantly received a 48-hour ban for breaking Twitch TOS and copyright laws.
Jeremy "Disguised Toast" Wang was also among others caught and banned for streaming anime shows like Death Note to his viewers. But to him, it was more of a game rather than purely just an accident.
After returning to Twitch post-ban, he was clipped explaining what was originally his brilliant master plan to scare people off of purposely breaking DMCA laws. Toast messaged good friend and fellow OfflineTV member Lily "Lilypichu" Ki, requesting her to file a DMCA strike on his channel.
Luckily, it was discovered that Lily never ended up going through with the decision to file a fake claim (which is illegal) and that Toast was temporarily banned within his own rights.
YouTube creator Adam "SkyDoesMinecraft" Dahlberg was accused of s*xual assault, among other things by their former girlfriend Elizabeth at the end of January.
The latter took to Twitter and posted an iCloud document to her Twitter account composed of receipts and screenshots of her less-than-satisfactory experiences with her
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