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They’d be one in the same in every lexicon on the planet if it were humanly possible. And for smaller streamers, who don’t have the money or clout to fight Twitch, it could lead to permanent bans, making the proposition of Twitch watch parties and the TV meta even riskier. It seems likely that big streamers might think twice about streaming some old Invader Zim episodes if it could lead to a DMCA strike against their channel. ![]() It’s too early to tell if this very public and big ban for streaming a TV show will have any effect on the ongoing TV Meta over on Twitch. So it’s not shocking that even a big streamer like Pokiemane would encounter some legal pushback, in the form of a DMCA ban, for streaming TV shows. Of course, almost all of this content is owned by large companies who usually aren’t too keen on random people watching their copyrighted material for free. This “TV Meta” sees streamers watching TV shows and cartoons with their viewers in virtual watch parties.Ĭhecking Twitch now, as I’m writing this sentence, I can see at least a half dozen streamers in the “Just Chatting” category watching old animated shows and wrestling events. While it might seem odd to stream yourself watching a TV show, this has become a popular trend on Twitch. See you guys monday morning for a 12 hour comeback stream ? A few hours later the popular streamer confirmed that the ban was only temporary and after 48 hours she would be able to stream again on Twitch. Pokimane took to Twitter a few minutes after the ban and tweeted that “The Fire Nation attacked” a direct reference to the Avatar show and to the recent ban. Shortly after that, the StreamerBans bot on Twitter shared the news: Pokimane was banned from Twitch. Midway through the stream, it’s reported that Pokimane received a live DMCA ban, abruptly ending the broadcast. ![]() EST, Pokimane was streaming to an audience of about 25,000 while watching the Nickelodeon TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender for the first time.
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