5 streamers who were on the verge of being canceled on the internet
On many occasions, big Twitch streamers have said or done things that cause their audiences to turn on them. While some may have received official punishment from Twitch, all of them faced repercussions in the form of community outrage and loss of viewership.
While it certainly depends on the size of the stream and the severity of the offense, there are plenty of cases where streamers have survived their controversies and even continued to grow.
In this list, we look at five streamers who were nearly canceled online.
Alinity has been a very controversial figure on Twitch over the past few years. There have been numerous attempts to cancel her, whether it was for her claim that she married a man to immigrate to Canada before divorcing him or committing animal abuse on stream.
The animal abuse allegations against her stem from two moments on her stream. One where she threw her cat and another where she forced it to drink alcohol. She never received any form of punishment from Twitch for these acts, but her reputation took a serious hit.
Alinity did receive a ban for an accidental wardrobe malfunction on her stream, but only after a large public outcry. Many who called for her ban did so because of her previous actions rather than the current issue.
Dr Disrespect is quite the character on his stream, but he has also found himself in hot water on various occasions. He has been accused of racism, sexism and attacking other streamers. Doc even received a permanent ban from Twitch, although the reasons are still unknown.
Perhaps one of the biggest controversies surrounding Doc was one in his personal life. One day in 2017, he started his stream while not dressed or acting as his typical character. He admitted to his fans that he had
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