![]() ![]() “Recently there has been a swath of people on Twitch just outright watching TV shows. Twitch Users Were Warned About PiracyĪccording to a Dexerto report, earlier this month streamer Ludwig Ahgren called out several popular Twitch users including xQc, Karl Jacobs, and Mizkif for participating in the so-called ‘TV show meta’, warning that nothing good will come from it. ![]() Unrepentant maybe, but certainly not unexpected. In his case, however, the suspension appears to be a much more lengthy one.ĭisguised Toast’s immediate reaction was that the suspension came too soon since it interrupted an episode while it still had 20 minutes to go. Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang also received a suspension after reportedly streaming the anime show Death Note. Pokimane is not the only high-profile Twitch casualty. Imo, it was inevitable that publishers would take action, on me or someone else, during this react meta,” she added. ![]() “Just to be clear, I’m not surprised and I don’t think this is unfair. “Confirmed 48 hour suspension!” she tweeted in response to the move. However, after reportedly streaming six hours of Avatar: The Last Airbender to her significant audience, she reported a temporary ban from Twitch on January 8. With 8.8m subscribers, Pokimane is an extremely successful Twitch streamer. Whether that is the main motivation behind putting these streams up remains a question but it’s pretty clear that if streamers are looking for negative attention from copyright holders, this is a good way forward. Given the attention these streams are getting, it’s clear they are popular with users. In these latest cases, however, it involves the streaming of TV episodes in near full screen alongside little to no reaction, effectively turning some Twitch streams into a pirate streaming service with added ‘watch party’ features. One of the latest trends on Twitch appears to be an extension of so-called ‘reaction’ videos. Given these basics, sticking to the rules shouldn’t be particularly difficult for streamers but for reasons best known to them, some are deliberately going rogue. Stay within those parameters and all is fine but step outside and trouble can lie ahead. Since Twitch users are in control of what content they put out, the site’s terms and conditions (and the law) are essentially the only barriers to creativity. Of course, variety is great for the community, especially when fresh ideas inspire creativity and push the boundaries to enable progress.īut what happens when some of the platform’s most popular streamers jump onto a trend that most people know is likely to land both them and Twitch in hot water? TV Show Piracy on Twitch Twitch is best known for its video game live streaming but over time user behavior has taken the platform in new directions. ![]()
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