Game streamers suspended on Twitch and Facebook move to YouTube


The newcomers banished from Twitch and Facebook present a unique conundrum for YouTube. Recently, the site has cracked down on hate speech and harassment, removing offending channels from search results and recommendations or deleting them altogether. But YouTube is reluctant to punish behaviour that occurred on other sites or offline. — Bloomberg

When a handful of streamers were recently banned or suspended by the livestreaming platforms Twitch and Facebook following accusations of sexual harassment, their careers didn’t end. At least three streamers simply picked up and shifted their focus over to YouTube.

For streamers, YouTube is often the best available option. Though known for its short videos, YouTube is the second-largest live video game site, trailing only Twitch, and it’s growing fast.

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