Twitch is cracking down on conduct and content that Twitch streamers are putting out on their channels, but this time Twitch may want to hand out a permanent ban.
According to Dexerto, streamer ‘vgtdarthwade’ was in the middle of a game which is believed to be ‘Albion Online’ when he was shown allegedly masturbating on camera.
Twitch has handed out a ban for seven days, per the report, and it has a lot of streamers up in arms over the length of the ban, many considering it very light in comparison to the bans handed out to streamers who have had an accidental issue, such as a clothing malfunction, on their streams, which has at times resulted in bans that last around 30 days.
To make matters worse, he jokingly responded to the temporary ban from Twitch by responding in his Discord with the following exchange:
“Did you get permabanned on Twitch?” one member asks him. He replied: “Seven days. One for each cm of dick”
Twitch has come under fire for their inconsistency in handing out bans, and this is another example of just that.
In instances such as this, especially given the attitude of the streamer who chose to make a joke of it as opposed to issuing an apology, Twitch would be better off making a clear example of this streamer and by taking a firm stance, a clear stance, that this is not acceptable, or allowed on their platform, by issuing a permanent ban.