Pokimane, one of the most popular live streaming operators on Twitch, has been banned from the platform. In question, the authors’ rights are not respected.
There is a first time for everything. Pokimane, the streaming company with 8.5 million followers on Twitch, has just been banned from the service for the first time. Its ban began on the night of January 8, and is expected to last for 48 hours, according to the note.
What happened ?
Why was Pokimane banned? The anchor, real name Iman Anis, was watching a series with her fans at the time of her comment. Cylon PolygonShe was going to watch the cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender (an excellent series that we highly recommend, by the way (but don’t really watch the movie)), and she would have been put on hold for copyright infringement. on TwitterIman Anis first responded by commenting. Fiery Nation attacked , a reference to one of Avatar’s most famous quotes: The Last Airbender.
But she clarified shortly after that her account had been banned for 48 hours. Pokimane also promised his fans to live 12 hours on Monday morning, to celebrate his return to the catwalk.
Pokimane wasn’t watching Avatar: The Last Airbender by chance. One of the latest trends on Twitch is watching and commenting on TV content directly with your fans. Known as “TV Meta” In the United States, this practice is becoming increasingly popular, but it is very risky. In fact, distribution of content is not allowed without the consent of the rights holders, and Twitch applies the rule very seriously.
Banning copyright infringement is very common on Twitch, and is a problem for live streamers in all countries. The problem is not limited to streaming devices that play clips from movies or series: copyright infringement can occur when viewing clips from TV shows. This is what happened recently in France Journalist Hugo Décrypte . channelcommented on the debate between Eric Zemmour and Jean-Luc Melenchon on BFMTV, and With Pirate Party . channel, which aired the initial right-wing debate on BFMTV.
Update January 8 at 12:50 PM: An earlier version of the article mentioned the ban of journalist Samuel Etienne on the Twitch channel. Not suspended due to copyright infringementAnd So we pulled that signal.
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