Why Pokimane ended her stream abruptly?


Why Pokimane ended her stream abruptly?

Pokimane abruptly ended her January 12 stream after another broadcaster harassed her viewers. Now, popular influencers like Mizkif and Myth are sticking up for Pokimane and calling for change on Twitch. Imane Anys became a hot topic of conversation across social media after the Twitch streamer was banned for watching Avatar: The Last Airbender during a January 8 broadcast.

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Why pokimane end her stream?

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Her ban came on the heels of heated debates regarding the ethics of skirting copyright claims by watching television shows on Twitch.

She received ample backlash for tempting the ban hammer, further fueling the fires of speculation that Twitch could be in for big changes in regards to copyright policy… but nothing prepared audiences for what came a week later.

As they broadcast from New York, Mizkif yells obscenities to embarrass Pokimane.
As they broadcast from New York, Mizkif yells obscenities to embarrass Pokimane.

On January 12, Pokimane was forced to shut down her stream early after fellow broadcaster ‘Jidion’ instructed his fans to harass Anys’s Twitch viewers. Clearly emotional, she cut her stream short. A day later, oodles of her fellow streamers are speaking out against the hate raid, dubbing the harassment against her “sexist” and calling for change regarding the treatment of female streamers on Twitch.

Pokimane reacts to support from streamers amid Twitch harassment

Although Pokimane has protected her official Twitter account, she did make a post reacting to the support from her friends and fellow streamers on her secondary Twitter profile. Although Anys is going through a slew of harassment, it’s clear that her friends are in her corner, with many more calling on users and social media platforms alike to make a change in environments that can be unwelcoming for women.

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