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'''Twitch''' is an American streaming service. [[Destiny]] streamed on | '''Twitch''' is an American live streaming service intended to focus on gaming content, though now includes a wide breadth of {{tooltip|In real life|IRL}} content, as well as left-wing political punditry. The platform's origins are rooted in {{wiki|Justin.tv||,}} one of the first platforms [[Destiny]] streamed on until it's eventual transition to Twitch.tv as the service and Justin.tv as the parent company. | ||
Destiny no longer streams from Twitch after an indefinite suspension in 2022, prohibiting him from interfacing with other Twitch streamers due to Twitch's guidelines on suspensions.<ref>Twitch Community Guidelines: Suspension Evasion. (2024) [https://safety.twitch.tv/s/article/Community-Guidelines?language=en_US&%3Futm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.twitch.tv%2F#30SuspensionEvasion:~:text=but%20you%20may%20not%20feature%20them%20on%20your%20stream%20as%20a%20guest%20(for%20example%2C%20streaming%20in%20the%20same%20room%20or%20using%20collaboration%20software%20to%20feature%20a%20suspended%20user%20as%20a%20guest%2C%20even%20in%20an%20ensemble). safety.twitch.tv]. Retrieved Octover 24, 2024.</ref> | |||
On February 14, 2017, Destiny was banned for three days following his usage of the "n-word" on stream. | == History of punitive actions taken against Destiny == | ||
=== 2017 Ban === | |||
On February 14, 2017, Destiny was banned for three days following his usage of the "n-word" on stream. Destiny was reviewing a {{ytwatch|WGpcsYr-mOU|video released}} by [[Ben Shapiro]] and Ben made the argument that he "doesn't need a 7-year degree in sociology to know bullshit when [he] hear[s] it." Destiny then pointed out that {{wiki|Argument from incredulity|this logic}} could be easily applied to "a million other things," and extrapolated it to another example that a hypothetical individual could then argue they "wouldn't need to go and study biology to know that n*****s are fucking stupid" with the logic that Ben Shapiro provided.<ref>Destiny says the N-word to illustrate why Ben Shapiro's argument is stupid. (2017) {{nsfw|Contains multiple uses of the N-word|[https://streamable.com/n6leo streamable.com]}}. Retrieved October 24, 2024.</ref><ref>Destiny 3-Day Ban After Saying the N-Word on Stream. (2017). [https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/5u1k5s/destiny_3day_ban_after_saying_the_nword_on_stream/ reddit.com] Retrieved October 24, 2024.</ref> | |||
On September 11, 2020, Destiny was de-partnered over the infamous [https://streamable.com/c3ra2r | === De-partnering in 2020 === | ||
On September 11, 2020, Destiny was de-partnered over the infamous [https://streamable.com/c3ra2r "mowing down dipshit protesters"] clip regarding the then-ongoing {{wiki|George Floyd protests}} turning violent at night. At the time, Destiny speculated it was unlikely that he would ever be re-partnered, as the de-partnering was from the legal team of Twitch, rather than the moderation team.<ref>Destiny's chat log over "inciting violence." (2020) [https://imgur.com/zrQEV2I imgur.com."] Retrieved October 24, 2024.</ref> | |||
On March 23, 2022, Destiny was banned indefinitely from Twitch for violating Twitch's hateful conduct policy.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheOmniLiberal/status/1668366993035075589</ref> While no official reason has been given yet, it is speculated that Destiny's use of the word "subhuman" when referring to the terminally- | === Indefinite suspension in 2022 === | ||
On March 23, 2022, Destiny was banned indefinitely from Twitch for violating Twitch's hateful conduct policy.<ref>Destiny's Twitter. (2022). [https://twitter.com/TheOmniLiberal/status/1668366993035075589 twitter.com]. Retrieved October 24, 2024.</ref> While no official reason has been given yet, it is speculated (and, according to Destiny, confirmed by several former Twitch employees) that Destiny's use of the word "subhuman" when referring to the terminally online, Trans-Twitter community's behavior is responsible for the ban. | |||
== Twitch.tv's pausing of Account Creations in Israel and Palestine == | |||
{{disambiguation|Main Article: [[Twitch.tv's Pausing of Account Creations in Israel]]}} | |||
On October 19, 2024 an r/destiny subreddit user submitted a thread claiming that account creations on Twitch were disabled in the region of {{wiki|Israel||.}}<ref> [https://www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/comments/1g803yo/twitch_blocking_new_users_from_israel_confirmed/ reddit.com] r/destiny. "Twitch blocking new users from Israel confirmed." Retrieved Oct 21, 2024.</ref> It was later discovered and confirmed by leaked code that {{wiki|Palestinian}} users were additionally prohibited from creating new accounts, {{tooltip|This is due to the fact Palestine partially shares IP networks with Jordan and Egypt for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, respectively, meaning users on those networks would likely be unaffected by the ban on Palestinian and Israeli IP addresses. |although likely to a lesser degree.}} <ref name="Twitch code">[[:Media: TwitchBDSTweet1.jpg|Twitch code revealing Palestine and Israel are geo-blocked from account creation with e-mails.]] (2024). X.com.</ref> Further investigation revealed that users as far back as May of 2024 users on Twitter were aware of the issue, and attempted a public hashtag campaign ([https://x.com/hashtag/BatluathTwitch?src=hashtag_click #BatluathTwitch]) which was never responded to by Twitch. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 18:47, 24 October 2024
Twitch is an American live streaming service intended to focus on gaming content, though now includes a wide breadth of IRL content, as well as left-wing political punditry. The platform's origins are rooted in Justin.tv, 
one of the first platforms Destiny streamed on until it's eventual transition to Twitch.tv as the service and Justin.tv as the parent company.
Destiny no longer streams from Twitch after an indefinite suspension in 2022, prohibiting him from interfacing with other Twitch streamers due to Twitch's guidelines on suspensions.[1]
History of punitive actions taken against Destiny
2017 Ban
On February 14, 2017, Destiny was banned for three days following his usage of the "n-word" on stream. Destiny was reviewing a video released 
by Ben Shapiro and Ben made the argument that he "doesn't need a 7-year degree in sociology to know bullshit when [he] hear[s] it." Destiny then pointed out that this logic could be easily applied to "a million other things," and extrapolated it to another example that a hypothetical individual could then argue they "wouldn't need to go and study biology to know that n*****s are fucking stupid" with the logic that Ben Shapiro provided.[2][3]
De-partnering in 2020
On September 11, 2020, Destiny was de-partnered over the infamous "mowing down dipshit protesters" clip regarding the then-ongoing George Floyd protests turning violent at night. At the time, Destiny speculated it was unlikely that he would ever be re-partnered, as the de-partnering was from the legal team of Twitch, rather than the moderation team.[4]
Indefinite suspension in 2022
On March 23, 2022, Destiny was banned indefinitely from Twitch for violating Twitch's hateful conduct policy.[5] While no official reason has been given yet, it is speculated (and, according to Destiny, confirmed by several former Twitch employees) that Destiny's use of the word "subhuman" when referring to the terminally online, Trans-Twitter community's behavior is responsible for the ban.
Twitch.tv's pausing of Account Creations in Israel and Palestine
| Main Article: Twitch.tv's Pausing of Account Creations in Israel |
On October 19, 2024 an r/destiny subreddit user submitted a thread claiming that account creations on Twitch were disabled in the region of Israel. [6] It was later discovered and confirmed by leaked code that Palestinian users were additionally prohibited from creating new accounts, although likely to a lesser degree. [7] Further investigation revealed that users as far back as May of 2024 users on Twitter were aware of the issue, and attempted a public hashtag campaign (#BatluathTwitch) which was never responded to by Twitch.
References
- ↑ Twitch Community Guidelines: Suspension Evasion. (2024) safety.twitch.tv. Retrieved Octover 24, 2024.
- ↑ Destiny says the N-word to illustrate why Ben Shapiro's argument is stupid. (2017) streamable.com NSFW. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ Destiny 3-Day Ban After Saying the N-Word on Stream. (2017). reddit.com Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ Destiny's chat log over "inciting violence." (2020) imgur.com." Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ Destiny's Twitter. (2022). twitter.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ reddit.com r/destiny. "Twitch blocking new users from Israel confirmed." Retrieved Oct 21, 2024.
- ↑ Twitch code revealing Palestine and Israel are geo-blocked from account creation with e-mails. (2024). X.com.
