The controversy at Twitch underscores how hard it is to deal with sensitive political topics that have become commonly discussed and shared on social media.
Saltman has criticized and targeted Piker, and Saltman told DigiDay his campaign’s group had reached out to over 100 advertisers already.
Controversy over streamersComments made at the “Ayyrabs Podcast” panel, hosted by Twitch partner and streamer Frogan at TwitchCon, are at the center of the controversy.
“Any and all content on Twitch must abide by our Community Guidelines, and we apply these rules objectively, to all of our creators.
When we find content that breaks those rules, we take enforcement action,” the company said in a statement Wednesday.
Persons:
JPMorgan Chase, TwitchCon, Twitch, Dan Clancy, ” Hasan Piker, HasanAbi, Joe Rogan, Ritchie Torres, Hasan Piker, Torres, “, Piker, ” Piker, “ I’ve, ”, Dan “, Saltman, Steven “ Destiny ” Bonnell, DigiDay, ” Saltman, Sabra, ” Sabra, Robin L Marshall, Ethan Klein, Frogan, raff, Zack Hoyt, ” Asmongold, I’m, It’s, They’d
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, JPMorgan, Twitch, Chevron, CNN, Bloomberg, New York, NBC, Wired, Strauss, PepsiCo, Samsung, Capcom, Defamation League, Israel, ADL, YouTube
Locations:
New York, Gaza, Israel, TwitchCon, San Diego, San Diego , California
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