Valorant Bans Streamer From All Riot Games After Sexist Rant Goes Viral

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After a sexist rant went viral, popular streamer IShowSpeed has been banned from all Riot Games developed by the company including Valorant. The free-to-play first-person shooter was released in 2020 and has been especially popular with streamers on the live streaming platform Twitch. Though Riot Games has seen widespread popularity of the game, several toxic players have been ruining the experience for others participating in matches.

Unfortunately,Valorant has had continuous issues with some players using offensive speech. To combat hate speech in Valorant, the gaming company implemented voice chat recording last year. The recordings are used to better manage the cases of hate speech and later verify these reports. The change was carried out by having players agree to an updated privacy policy and informing the Valorant community of the decision. Despite Riot Games' efforts to counter the issues, players have continued to use hurtful language during live gameplay, and even in front of audiences on Twitch livestreams.

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Now, IShowSpeed has been banned from all Riot Games' titles after his sexist rant went viral. A video clip of the rant gained traction when Valorant Esports commentator Jake Lucky shared it via Twitter. In the clip, IShowSpeed can be seen using profanity and making sexist comments, telling his female teammate to get off the game and do her husband's dishes. The sexist rant was apparently provoked when IShowSpeed's team lost a 1v1 clutch. Sarah Dadafshar, a producer at Riot Games, replied to Lucky's Tweet, announcing a permanent ban for IShowSpeed from Valorant and all other Riot games.

This is a huge yikes and we do NOT want players