Twitch seems to have banned SayNoToRage, a well-liked Future streamer, after a number of girls stated that he harassed them or touched them with out consent.
Their tales performed a big function in kicking off the latest wave of harassment and assault allegations from Twitch streamers and different members of the gaming business. Twitch stated final week that it could take the allegations critically and difficulty everlasting bans in some circumstances. SayNoToRage has denied the allegations.
The Twitch web page for SayNoToRage disappeared Thursday afternoon, suggesting he had been banned. A second streamer, Papa_Chau, who had allegations of emotional abuse made in opposition to him greater than a 12 months in the past, seems to have been banned this afternoon, too.
Twitch declined to remark or affirm the bans. A spokesperson referred The Verge to a weblog submit issued final week, wherein the corporate stated it was reviewing allegations “as shortly as attainable” and would “start issuing everlasting suspensions in keeping with our findings instantly.”
SayNoToRage initially issued an apology, saying “the issues that I did had been unacceptable.” This morning, he adopted up with an hourlong video claiming the allegations had been “false, embellished, and a few fully fabricated.” The Verge has reached out to SayNoToRage for remark.
That is the newest in a sequence of high-profile bans — or doubtless bans — from Twitch. The service appeared to droop Dr Disrespect, one in all its hottest streamers, final week (although it has but to verify that ban), and on Monday, the service briefly banned President Trump for remarks made throughout a latest rally.
A number of smaller streamers had been banned final week following the allegations, Polygon reported.
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