Few people in the streaming world have not heard of Guy Beam. He is better known as his other self-disrespectful PhD, but he is not only known for his talents and acting skills. He is also known for being banned by Twitch when Twitch’s success and fame reached its peak, but for reasons that we, the general public, still don’t know.
But Beahm revealed that he did know the reason and had known it for several months, which is why he “sue them to be damned”.
This is a good thing for everyone, even if you are not an anchor or a video game.
In order to let you know this story, on the last day of Beahm’s live broadcast on Twitch in 2020, he seemed to be doing what he usually does, but suddenly his behavior changed. He began to talk about what a strange moment this is and how we will all get through it. Then he cursed and ended his live broadcast abruptly.
Then it was announced that this good doctor was permanently banned from using Twitch. There are many rumors about the cause, and many people claimed that they knew and added that they did not speak out due to the sensitivity of the case. Twitch itself claims that Beahm violated their terms of service, but is very vague about the rules he actually violated. Fuzzy reasoning will only encourage guessing.
This also happened at the end of the Me Too movement, which led people to believe that it was related to Beahm’s involvement in some sexual crimes. Twitch’s stubbornness to keep Beahm away from the platform doesn’t help, even his voice during your live broadcast will cause a temporary suspension.
Needless to say, sponsors and deals left Beahm’s table like most of his audience. He was forced to migrate to YouTube and broadcast live there. Since then, he has been slowly but firmly rebuilding his audience, and in the process made some new friends.
Despite this, Beahm admitted that the whole situation was very difficult and brought his anxiety to the stratosphere. Now his income is a quarter of what it was before the ban.
He did not comment too much on the situation, but he finally dropped a bomb on Monday. Speaking to the audience on Monday’s show, Beahm explained how difficult it has been for him and his team since he was suspended, but he revealed that he knows why Twitch has been suspended for several months.
“And we sue them for a fucking reason,” he said with a smile.
Why is it important for Streamer to win this lawsuit?
Because it proves that God can bleed.
Twitch is a social media platform like all other platforms. What is acceptable and unacceptable on a website usually depends largely on the personal biases of the people who run it. Enraging someone there or running it, you may find yourself suspended, shadowed, or permanently banned. You don’t even have to actually violate their terms of service. More importantly, a good thing you do today may suddenly see you banned in a week, a month, or a year. The rules seem to be arbitrary and made on the spot.
That’s because they are.
If I had to guess, Beahm’s expulsion from the platform was a mixture of politics and money, which made litigation even more important.
Beahm is not in his live broadcast, or even participates in politics outside the live broadcast, but this has not stopped him from calling on ideologically bent journalists and news websites to make absurd and often fabricated reports. In an acceptance speech by reporter Richard Lewis, Lewis accused these sites of trying to eliminate gamers and industry developers because their political extremism led them to do so. He got a standing ovation, but before the others stood and applauded, Dr. Beam’s disrespect could be seen standing and applauding first.
As we all know, Twitch is run by ultra-left, ideologically driven people. The kind of people who want to be feared, as long as you annoy them a little, they can influence you without any problem. When a relative of a transgender deer was announced to be a member of Twitch’s safety and advisory committee, this culture reached its peak in a period of time. The furry animal called “FerociouslySteph” who claims to be transgender actively expressed that it would exercise power over others and pointed out that Twitch had authorized her to do so.
Despite the controversy, Twitch continues to use FerociouslySteph as a board member to show you how aggressive they are. As the popular Twitch anchor Asmongold said on this matter, if he or anyone like him had said the same thing, they would be guided from the platform in a hurry.
This is a clue that Twitch does not tolerate behavior behind the scenes.
Another idea is to involve money. Doc is expensive, and it should be expensive. He easily becomes one of the most famous anchors in the industry. After the downfall of the streaming media platform Mixer, which competed with Twitch, some very popular streaming media floated in Ethereum. Twitch naturally wants to make deals with them, but theoretically, if they don’t cut into other places, they can’t afford it. “Other places,” some speculated that the doctor is not respected.
Considering what Twitch said, and the subsequent treatment of disrespectful doctors, it seems strange to use it as the only reason for it. If this is a money issue, then why don’t they buy Beahm from his contract and abandon potential lawsuits that might cost them more?
Maybe one, maybe the other, maybe both, maybe neither. We will know soon.
In any case, platforms are highly abusive to those who use them. As a Twitch anchor, I want the platform to be fair and just. I hope that disciplinary actions are meaningful and highly transparent. I hope Twitch loses this battle with Beahm, and more importantly, I hope other platforms will see Twitch lose it.
