Darren "IShowSpeed" has been banned from streaming on YouTube for a week after receiving a strike. The streamer took to Twitter to share a screenshot of the email, which stated that action against the account was taken under the platform's spam, deceptive practices, and scams policy. He captioned the pic, "now way":
In a clip that was widely shared on social media, IShowSpeed provided further clarification, explaining that the week-long ban was due to copyright violations. The infringement occurred when he ignored a warning after he began streaming The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022.
The streamer made a short video in which he explained how he was not allowed to post or stream anything on his main YouTube channel due to a week-long ban, saying:
Calling his own actions "dumb," IShowSpeed apologized to his viewers and explained how he wasn't aware that the content he had streamed on his channel was copyrighted, saying:
The Breakout Streamer of the year further clarified exactly what he was watching that incurred the copyright lords' wrath - he had just begun streaming The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022, which was also being streamed by FIFA on YouTube.
Apparently, it did not occur to him that it was under copyright. He said:
IShowSpeed also clarified that YouTube gave him a warning before the ban and that the suspension was likely due to him continuing to stream the FIFA Best Footballers awards ceremony after the warning. The 18-year-old erroneously thought that the highlight reels that were part of the show were the reason for the warning, and not the ceremony itself:
The ban attracted plenty of attention. As one of the foremost YouTube streamers, a flood of reactions would be normal, but Kick proponents Trainwreckstv and Adin
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