Twitch called out by streamer for “sexist” behaviour – NME

A former Twitch streamer has made a video on YouTube calling out Twitch for exhibiting “sexist” behaviour and “favouritism”. READ MORE: ‘Splatoon 3’ preview: evolution, not revolution Jidion6 claims he was permanently banned on Twitch for directing hate towards the platform’s biggest female streamer, Pokimane, despite becoming close friends with her after apologising for his actions. In the video, Jidion6 claims that he has witnessed a female streamer engaging in sexual activity with zero censorship on stream, for which she has received just a seven-day ban. “Twitch: Sexist and Favouritism” is the title of the video, which Jidion6 says is “a very, very bold claim to make”. He then goes on to say, “I want this to be known to the entire world … Twitch has been sexist for years and they have gone unchecked,” before saying that, “they just ignore everything.” Jidion6 says he became aware of an article with the title “Girl has sexual relations live on stream” and expresses his disbelief at this, wondering why he is still banned. He wonders whether the streamer in question gets permanently banned or, at the least, a month’s ban for this clear breach of Twitch’s terms of service (TOS). Whilst…
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