“Kind of self-censorship,” HasanAbi responds as Turkish article describing charity stream replaces his name with iShowSpeed
HasanAbi highlights the self-censorship imposed by Turkish government on media outlets.
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American-Turkish internet personality Hasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker was stunned to see that his name has been replaced with iShowSpeed, in a Turkish article which describes his recent charity stream on Syria-Turkey earthquake.
The Turkish article belongs to a prominent media outlet, therefore, it was quite shocking to see the mistake on their part. Although, the streamer explained that this is a case of self-censorship. “Everyone here is incredibly critical of the Turkish government,” began the Twitch star while showing the article to his audience.
The article read as, “American Twitch broadcaster iShowSpeed raises funds for Turkey and Syria around $200K.” HasanAbi was staring in silence for a bit after reading the subtitle of the news piece. However, he made it clear that he is not going to make a fuss about it.
He later described the reason for showing the article. According to HasanAbi, the Turkish government has a lot of grip over the independent press media. The streamer also added that this shows what kind of self-censorship they are adding in their media outlets.
HasanAbi’s charity stream receives backlash from the community
Twitch star HasanAbi has raised more than a million to fund Turkish charities. He partnered up with 4 NGOs so that the funds can reach those in need. Several renowned streamers such as Valkyrae, Ludwig and iShowSpeed have contributed to the massive initiative.
However, Hasan Piker has faced a lot of criticism in the recent days as people are accusing him of chasing clout. The political commentator has even shown how some viewers tricked iShowSpeed into thinking that his charity stream was a ‘scam’.
Following the continuous backlash, Hasan even took to his alternate Twitter account to state that he is considering to quit the initiative. Describing the recent situation he explained, “I’ve never felt worse than any point in my career than I do now,” adding that he is only moving forward because he is not caving in to psychos.
Fan reactions
Redditors have made the recent clip of HasanAbi quite viral as they were themselves surprised to see Hasan’s name getting omitted from the Turkish article. Viewers can check out some reactions below-
Some users are claiming that Hasan’s name was omitted as he was largely critical of the Turkish government in their efforts to help the victims of Syria-Turkey earthquake.
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