• mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    For some slightly more in-depth context: Emiru is a popular streamer on Twitch. She has a personal bodyguard who normally accompanies her to events like TwitchCon. Twitch banned her security guard this time, because of a prior incident where he grabbed a dude and detained him until police arrived. Twitch said they would provide their own security team to protect her instead.

    During the event, a creep strolled up on stage (walking directly past multiple levels of Twitch’s security) and forcibly kissed her. The creep was interviewed by security (who discovered he had a knife) and then allowed to leave instead of being arrested. Several of the security guards were even overheard by other streamers backstage, laughing about it. In response, Twitch banned the creep for 30 days. Notably, Twitch has a long and sordid history of blatant misogyny, so this is just another notch in their belt. The image is from Emiru’s response video, right after she found out how he got away with only a temporary ban.

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      23 hours ago

      Imagine being on OKCupid, them finding out you’re using their platform for raping women and then going “we are gonna ban you 30 days on our platform.”. LOL