Why was Dr Disrespect banned from Twitch?

Dr Disrespect is one of the biggest names in the gaming world, with a net worth of around $6 million (£4,353,030) and millions of subscribers to his YouTube channel.The over-the-top 80’s action hero character and self-proclaimed ‘face of Twitch’ was banned from the platform a year ago now – and still nobody quite understands why or for how long.Both Dr Disrespect – aka Herschel ‘Guy’ Beahm IV – and Twitch have stayed relatively quiet on the matter.The streamer had more than four million subscribers, and signed a multi-year deal with the platform, before he was banned in summer 2020.Why was Dr Disrespect banned from Twitch?Dr Disrespect (Credit: Instagram/drdisrespect)Shortly after the news broke about Dr Disrespect’s ban, Twitch issued a statement saying: “As is our process, we take appropriate action when we have evidence that a streamer has acted in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. These apply to all streamers regardless of status or prominence in the community.”That didn’t really answer a lot and all we can establish from that is that the Dr violated one or more of the company’s guidelines or terms of service. So basically, he broke the rules, but which?Then on 28th June…
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