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Dr Disrespect finally shares why he was banned from Twitch (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by theangriestbird to c/gaming

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I love when completely innocent people say things like “no wrongdoing was acknowledged" and "no criminal charges have ever been brought against me". I was suspicious before, but if there were no criminal charges then who cares, right? Right?

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 4 months ago

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Guy Beahm, better known by his streamer persona Dr Disrespect, said he was banned from Twitch four years ago due to private messages he sent to a minor that “sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate.”

Beahm shared details of the ban in a lengthy post to X, marking the first time he’s directly addressed the reason for his removal.

“Everyone has been wanting to know why I was banned from Twitch, but for reasons outside of my control, I was not allowed to say anything for the last several years,” Beahm posted on X.

Yesterday, Midnight Society, a video game studio Beahm co-founded in 2021, announced that it ended its relationship with the creator.

In a post on X, Robert Bowling, studio head at Midnight Society, wrote, “If you inappropriately message a minor.

In a statement to The Verge, Maclean Marshall, Turtle Beach’s senior director of global communications, wrote, “We will not be continuing our partnership with Guy Beahm/DrDisRespect.”

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