The unfiltered and unscripted nature of Twitch streams is a part of its charm and what could make it potentially dangerous for streamers. Blurting out the wrong thing could potentially be career-ending since it is impossible to erase the incident from the internet.
On this list, we take a look at five big streamers who wish they could've taken back what they said on their live streams.
Twitch streamer Karim "Sanchovies" is primarily known for his League of Legends gameplay on his streams. However, a wider audience became more familiar with him earlier this year due to a strange saga following his ban from Twitch.
The Canadian was experiencing issues with his internet connection during a stream, leading him to voice his frustrations with his internet service provider. Although it was a running joke on his streams, he made a bomb threat on the headquarters of Rogers Communications on stream, receiving a ban from Twitch shortly after going offline.
Initially, he responded to the ban by saying that he didn't care. Later, he issued an apology on Twitter. Within hours of getting unbanned, he was banned again, seemingly for no reason. Perhaps it was a mistake by Twitch, as the ban was upheld for 23 more days and 30 days in total.
Steven "Destiny" is a streamer on YouTube who used to stream on Twitch. His content typically consists of him playing strategy games or making political commentary and debates. Destiny has not been one for political correctness throughout his streaming career, frequently receiving bans from Twitch for using slurs on his stream.
It seems that he finally pushed things too far in March 2022 when he commented on a debate surrounding transgender women competing alongside cisgender women at sporting events.
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