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Dr Lizardo6/26/2020 11:30:07 pm PDT

re: #47 Targetpractice

Nah, this ban apparently isn’t connected to that. Whatever it was, it was so bad that they perma-banned his ass, ripped up a multiyear contract he just signed, are refunding all subs to his channel, and have wiped everything from said channel. This is the sort of response you only see from companies like Amazon when a “celebrity” connected to them has either been arrested or is about to be with connection to a serious felony.

Twitch, of course, can do whatever it wants, but the circumstances around this permaban do seem unusual. Like you said, abruptly severing all ties with a “celebrity” is more the sort of corporate decision you’d be likely to see when a major crime is involved and Twitch’s current silence on the matter could be down to legal reasons. Ripping up a multi-year contract, refunding subscribers and wiping everything from Dr Disrespect’s channel is a serious move and not something any corporation would take lightly.

Guess we’ll find out in the days ahead.