Was IShowSpeed banned on YouTube? What did the streamer do? Once again, popular YouTube creator IShowSpeed is in sizzling water with the platform.
It doesn’t take a lot to get banned from a social media platform in 2023—the rest from spam to copyright infringement to “inappropriate or offensive content” can result in a social media ban. But for some users, it’s more dire than others. Streamers like IShowSpeed, whose name is Darren Watkins Jr., make a residing through streaming and social media. With a YouTube ban, his occupation might be achieved.
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IShowSpeed was already banned from Twitch in Dec. 2021, and not even two years later, he’s probably dealing with another platform ban after an excessively arguable second captured on camera. So what did he do and was he banned from YouTube?
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What did IShowSpeed do? He might be banned from YouTube.
The timing of IShowSpeed’s unlucky match couldn’t be any worse. He was away dealing with health considerations after a severe sinus an infection caused his right eye to swell and shut. After the incident landed him within the clinic, he was recognized with cluster headaches, “a chain of quite brief however very painful complications every day for weeks or months at a time,” consistent with Web MD.
But right when he got here back, he ended up underneath fireplace after a controversial on-screen moment. On Aug. 16, 2023, he by chance exposed himself all over a live move. IShowSpeed was enjoying Five Nights at Freddy’s when he stood as much as yell at some of the characters within the recreation. As he thrusted at the screen, his penis by chance popped out and the audience noticed everything.
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Ishowspeed is the sort of sad state of affairs to me dawg like idk he’s been getting positive reinforcement n money for appearing like dat since he was 15 years old i might have lost my mf thoughts too
— ♀🌸knives🐕♡:3♀ (@emoblackgirl420) August 16, 2023“Oh, my god," he said, realizing what happened. Luckily, he’s at least 18 years old now, but that’s still a scary moment for everyone. Considering the fact that young children watch some of his streams, parents are now concerned about allowing their kids to watch his videos. Darren has yet to speak out or apologize for the video, and although it’s an accident, he’ll likely need to take some action to ensure he doesn’t get banned from YouTube.
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Darren has yet to speak out or apologize for the video, and although it’s an accident, he’ll likely need to take some action to ensure he doesn’t get banned from YouTube.
As far as we know, he hasn't been banned yet, but because he hasn't posted since the incident, it's very possible he just hasn't shared the news of his ban with his followers.
A fake IShowSpeed TikTok account is pretending that he is quitting streaming.
Naturally, con artists are happy to take any opportunity they can to monetize a situation. A fake TikTok account @ishowspeed1038 has been sharing old videos of Darren to amass followers. The account has already gained over 170,000 followers amidst the controversy. In the videos, some of which have been shared on Twitter, IShowSpeed tells his followers that he’s quitting YouTube.
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However, a quick search shows that these videos are actually from the past few years. Every April Fool’s Day, Darren likes to trick his followers into thinking that he’s quitting the streaming life. The biggest video that’s been reshared was first posted in April 2022. All this means is that Darren has yet to actually say anything to his followers and that he’s likely waiting on directives from his PR representatives.
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If IShowSpeed is banned from YouTube, it wouldn’t be his first time getting banned from a streaming platform.
In Dec. 2021, IShowSpeed was banned from Twitch for “sexual coercion or intimidation.” At the time, he was just 16 years old and asked a fellow streamer, TikToker “Ash Kash” a philosophical question: “Say, we're the last two people on Earth and we had to reproduce to make the world continue. Would you reproduce with me?"
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We’ve all observed Chandler ask Monica this on Friends, however Darren’s query takes a gloomy flip after Ash says no. "Who's going to stop me? Who's going to stop me?!” he responded. “If we’re the last two people on Earth, who's going to stop me?! You're not stopping me! If we're the last two people on Earth, who's going to stop me?" This has sexual assault connotations worse than Dennis’s “implication” in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
So, IShowSpeed was banned indefinitely from Twitch. He later apologized and stated that he’s “studying” as he switched to YouTube, the place he runs three separate accounts. He’s been banned from YouTube multiple times, just for short classes, because of YouTube’s copyright and junk mail policies. However, if the platform makes a decision to prohibit him over this accidental infraction, he may well be confined to TikTok for his livelihood.
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