Chess Grandmaster suspended by Twitch for streaming Dr Disrespect playing chess
Around a fortnight ago we reported that Guy Beahm, better known as popular livestreamer Dr Disrespect, had settled his long-running dispute with Twitch. He was permanently suspended for reasons unknown in June 2020, before launching legal action over the ban; sadly the resolution gave no insight into why it was imposed.
«I have resolved my legal dispute with Twitch,» Dr Disrespect said in a message posted to Twitter. «No party admits to any wrongdoing.»
Moving on. pic.twitter.com/aA4KfHOSK2March 10, 2022
«Moving on» was clearly doing a lot of heavy lifting there, and for both sides, because now Twitch has suspended Chess Grandmaster and five-time US champion Hikaru Nakamura for watching Dr Disrespect play chess. On March 16 Nakamura streamed himself, on Twitch, watching Dr Disrespect play against another streamer, Dr Lupo.
The Grand Prix next week will be fascinating but even MORE interesting is @DrDisrespect vs @DrLupo — we have two PhDs of streaming here, going at it. Tune in! https://t.co/1IAaMM5tcJ pic.twitter.com/TG9BYbkYagMarch 16, 2022
At the time, Nakamura's viewers immediately warned him about the possibility of suspension. Despite the settlement Dr Disrespect remains banned from Twitch and, per the site's community guidelines, is also unable to stream with others on Twitch.
«Chill out you guys, you think I care» Nakamura said at the time, «this is chess.»
It may have been chess but it was also a pretty clear-cut violation of Twitch policy. Nakamura may have genuinely believed the fact it was the game of kings made it all fine, but he's also probably the most popular chess streamer out there and someone with a mischievous streak. He likes to poke the bear.
And in this case, he got a little swipe back:
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