5 biggest streamer controversies of 2022 so far, featuring Ninja, Pokimane and more

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Being a Twitch streamer isn't always as easy as it looks. While it may seem difficult to get into trouble when one is playing video games for an audience, there have been some major controversies surrounding some of the most well-known Twitch streamers this year.

As we approach the halfway mark in 2022, we take a look at five of the biggest controversies on Twitch so far.

The controversial hot tub streams that have risen to notoriety in the past couple of years seem to have been legitimized by Twitch. When the platform gave hot tubs and bikini streams their own category, that seemed to signal Twitch's acceptance of the trend.

However, hot tub streamers have faced a new wave of scrutiny as Twitch has hit certain channels with repeated bans in recent months. Streamers like Corinna Kopf, SpookyUnagi and SpoopyKitt have all received bans from Twitch for violating community guidelines. Furthermore, they claimed to have received no clarification from Twitch as to why they were banned.

Pokimane was the target of a hate raid earlier this year when JiDion sent his viewers to her Twitch chat to make sexist comments against her. She initially thought she was being spammed by bots, but was distraught after learning they were real people. Pokimane subsequently cut her stream short that day.

JiDion received punishment from Twitch for the raid, initially being handed a two-week suspension that was later raised to a permanent ban. Leading up to the ban, he called Ninja on stream to ask for advice on how to avoid punishment. The latter offered to help and said he would speak to his Twitch representative on JiDion's behalf.

A clip of this conversation incited a feud between Ninja and Pokimane, escalating to the point where his wife threatened