Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics

Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics

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https://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2021/01/07/twitchs-pogchamp-ban-highlights-the-platforms-growing-role-in-politics/

Twitch has banned the popular PogChamp emote after the person it portrays posted incendiary tweets about the deadly riots at the US Capitol.

In the wake of the police shooting of a female protestor, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, a professional Street Fighter player who’s depicted in the emote, expressed support for the rioters. He also shared a graphic video of the fatal shooting.

Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics

Jan 7, 2021, 5:04pm UTC
https://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2021/01/07/twitchs-pogchamp-ban-highlights-the-platforms-growing-role-in-politics/ > Twitch has banned the popular PogChamp emote after the person it portrays posted incendiary tweets about the deadly riots at the US Capitol. > In the wake of the police shooting of a female protestor, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, a professional Street Fighter player who’s depicted in the emote, expressed support for the rioters. He also shared a graphic video of the fatal shooting.